I have rolls myself and yet, I find it difficult to throw one like this back into circulation. I indeed have a problem.
I love catching LWCs in change. I received some older patina cents in change the other day and was sure I caught some. But LMCs were the trend...
Joe - if you get nice pictures and post them here, folks here can get you a very reasonable grade for your coin. Once you have that, you can see...
As Collecting Nut states, time and practice will make it easier. For Jefferson Nickels, I use Brian’s Variety Coins to look up DDOs and DDRs....
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Looks to be -001. The ‘classic’ Red Book variety.
Struck through or contact marks. Given the rest of the coin, I’m leaning struck through.
That’s it Joe. Fun coin to have in a collection!!
Pardon my error - 2004-P 5C DDO FS-101 Peace Medal (Regular Strike) Jefferson Nickel - PCGS CoinFacts. I distracted myself with the first photo....
2004 Lewis & Clark - Philly Check for DDO. Good luck!!
Most of us start out crude and progress from there. Keep at it. It will come.
Looks like PMD. Interesting how it produced the appearance of DDO. For help in attribution, don’t forget to include full photos of the obverse...
CONECA might be the answer. I think Sal was hoping for Fred or Mike to perhaps chime in. I think the earlier set of photos was better. In those it...
The obverse does appear different from the reverse, almost as if the copper is torn. The reverse looks washed out as plating would do. What can...
Thanks. It was the former scenario. This coin was dipped into a solution, probably nickel, and plated. Only not completely. On the obverse, it...
Glad you were able to upload the photos. Collecting Nut is correct...we will need to see better pictures and of the entire coin. At first...
A good place to start is with the process. The process to make a planchet and the process to coin a coin. planchet - copper plating is generally...
Hi @Luxaem - As noted by your fellow coin enthusiasts, this is a damaged/altered coin. Look up images of uniface coins/cents to compare your...
Hello Ambassador. Welcome to CT! I can’t open your files but maybe just as well. You may want to try again by starting your own thread and...
Years ago I was finding a bunch here in Connecticut. When I was CRHing a few years back, even finding a Canadian cent was a rare event.
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