The Mint had every chance to make a great coin and failed. They could have at least gotten the face right ( high or low relief aside).
I liked this full face Jefferson, but the eyes, nose and mouth are wrong. If you compare his portrait with this coin design you will see what I...
Plating issues usually stem from the manufacturing process, then can be exacerbated when struck…imo…Spark
@ARBIE SANTOS …All Zincolns proliferate with die chips, die cracks and plating issues. You have to consider the source: they were poorly designed...
Absolutely stunning!
@CeciliaS81 …Please re-read this entire post. Your coin is not worthless because it has a milk spot. It matches up as a Wexler RPM-002. Don’t...
@CeciliaS81 …there are several things that must be determined before you get the right price tag on this coin: 1. Grade, 2. Cameo, 3. RPM...
In 2013 I recovered over 1,000 coins of all denominations from my brothers’ car and truck. He always threw his coin change into the drivers door...
Not mine, that’s for durn sure. I have done my share of cleaning out drink holders and car cubbie holes.
Here is a photo my wife found and shared. It speaks volumes silently. I believe color is the primary sort, probably has both bronze and zinc,...
Suzanne Pleshette…Bob Newhart Show 1972-1978. (But you knew that).
Think about it: if you can sell coins, why not the American Historical Society of Central Islip, New York? For them, then, it was a marketing...
You have a brand new 2022-D shield zinc cent, with contact marks on both sides and soap spots. The reverse die rotation is minor, no added value...
How often? It happens all the time in every shield date so far (13 years). It’s a very common occurrence. Heck, save well struck coins all you...
…or it was a filled D (same as deteriorated die, the middle post of the mint mark on the die broke off resulting in every coin struck afterward...
…if post #3 wasn’t you, then someone else is using your account.
NO. Not a cud nor a die crack. It is a scratch. @1stSgt22 …for your info.
..and being an (alleged) very thin layer that has peeled…the remnant left under IGWT. The missing (peeled) layer accentuates the perceived amount...
The Mysterious Case of the Wanabe Woodie. Yes, it would be smooth…the alloy is finished on the woodie. This is rough and striated = lamination...
It is a thin coin, no zinc is showing. The crater next to the last A/AMERICA is deeper than 8 microns, but still no zinc showing.
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