You may find this interesting: https://www.britannica.com/event/Saint-Albans-Raid
In the end, they are all needed @CaptainMac. I'm glad that all those folks have compiled the information for us variety hunters. It's given the...
I prefer that site over the others, but the others sometimes have specimens Coppercoins does not. But I think the format and marker...
XF/AU coin. Fun find in circulation.
Nice find in nice condition!! That's a fairly valuable coin so treat it well....
@Marites Foertsch As a rough rule of thumb, when the outer details (e.g., letters/wording) are nearly missing/missing there will be interest...
I like Kevin's suggestion. Warming vs. Heating a coin (low-slow temperature rise). Controlled. Dab to remove the wax/dry.
Machine damaged. This occurs during the coining process where slop in the machine/die allow a small wobble at the top of the stroke. No premium....
Looks like solder; heating it up to remove it might reveal the date.
@Strike Vader the second 8 appears to be a 3 that took a hit or is obliterated by some added metal. Have a new look; can you make out a 3 as...
It does look like added metal. Odd that it would be on the date, but it appears at the 6/12 o'clock positions on the Obverse/Reverse.
When I was coin roll hunting, I would find environmentally damaged coins all the time. Another collector started to put together a 'cameo' set...
I see a shear and break edge. I don't think my blank planchets have that. Perhaps it's just a slug.
You'll note that the phenomenon you are showing commonly appears over a number of years in the 80's. No premium for it. 1986 P seems to be a...
I was engaged in a thread a few years back where a number of coin enthusiasts debated "what is a collection" and "what are collectors"....
@dlts That item is something I would hang onto for a while. You will come across things that look odd or different that hits you funny. I have...
I've found slugs (amongst many other things) in cent rolls. If it is a cent planchet, it would be above the upper spec for a copper cent....
I agree with Paddy; damaged coin. Look at enough cents and you'll see that from time-to-time. Coins are kept/held under challenging conditions...
I agree with our fellow enthusiasts. This DDO is one of the more extreme examples, so on the scale of possibly a DDO and an obvious DDO, the...
I think the devices have just been flattened and look thicker. I agree with Furry...need to even establish if there are any known DDOs for the...
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