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A clearer picture would help. The closeup you posted looks over pixelated and it’s making positioning harder to pinpoint. The VV image of the mm...
Hi Bradford - the position of the mm is the first thing I notice. When that doesn’t match then looking for makers is pointless. Using both will...
There’s damage between 9 and 10 on the 85D related to split plating and the effects of hydrozyncite. Dipping in acid will remove the hydrozyncite...
That 1983 DDR is a great one to have. I bought a bunch of ‘error coins’ as a grab bag. Looked at a bunch and mainly BIE type coins with a number...
ouch! We bear our crosses!! (Sniffle sniffle)
As a kid, I found an old letter in a trunk in the woods. It was for a sweepstakes where they attached a lucky penny (with glue). The coin was...
We all have those moments and we learn fast from those mistakes. Painful. I let a 1995P-1DO-002 get away because I was so focused on the -001....
I started Variety and Error collecting about 7 years ago when I returned to the hobby after many decades off. I spend most of my time in the...
It's a good one to research. I remember some years ago that this was in a discussion where machine doubling (bump) and actual incuse doubling...
On incused doubled dies, I believe the incuse devices are reduced and outlines become irregular.
Flip worthy...fun find. Not valuable, but some premium. Die deterioration and grease filled as Furry notes. You'll note that the tops of the...
I’m only seeing a pair of cleaned coins with die deterioration and blisters/split plating. The 85 D is a bit of a MAD cent.
To affect Lincoln's jacket, the die crash would need to be pretty massive. Stronger clashes will leave the memorial bays on the obverse of the...
Which 2004 do you have? The boat or the handshake? The handshake has a DDO associated with it, so if you find that you have some in high grade,...
I'm not seeing a clash either. Are these the right specimens?
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The flat-shelflike 'separation' is machine damage. A tiny wobble in the tool/press during the strike leaves a smear on the devices. Outer...
It really sucks when you find that effect on a decent date. I recently found a 1909 VDB that had scale corrosion like that. The seller had it...
This one looks a bit corroded (signs of damage to the copper). It may have spent some time in a cup holder in a car.
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