@Kennyeva$$$ - Jeff offers a plausible explanation. As with the others, this looks like damage by someone with a penchant for hurting coins....
Looks like you stumbled onto a bit of a dump. Nice timing!!
Yes, this is a fake. Lots of fakes in antique shops where the scrutiny is less. So be very careful when buying unslabbed coins. The diagnostic is...
I appreciate collections with a theme. Why not?!
Cool coin!!
If I was working the press that day and made that...I'd 'ship' that too. Keeps the error collectors looking.
Have a look - https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?coin=1-cent-1947&years=1-cent-1937-1952
You can make a crude scale out of a AA battery and a popsicle stick. Create a balanced seesaw and place a known copper vent on one end. Then your...
Great start! Have fun adding to it!
I was thinking about this and trying to remember if I ever snagged play money in change. Found plenty of it while CRHing, cents mostly, but I’m...
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Pictures are too fuzzy but I don’t see it. Here’s a link: http://coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1956&die_id=1956d1mm002&die_state=mds
Rich with coin knowledge!
Don’t lose any sleep over it. All of us have been fooled and will be fooled again. Some damage just looks too good to be damage. The worst...
A good overlay. The registration of the metal strip becomes out of sync with the press. There are a number of ways this happens. Except for the...
I started a roll collection for Lincoln cents and Jefferson nickels. I continue to add/subtract coins to/from the rolls as I get better specimens....
Yes. Looks like damage. It extends beyond the fields into the rim. Maybe a knife.
Or industrial dryer coin.
Neat trick! I’ll try it and let you know. I double up on the white packing material but I wasn’t able to eliminate the glare in spots. I hadn’t...
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