It's probably zinc because of what clawcoins said. Copper doesn't bleed through those white zinc corrosion patches. You can see where the plating...
In 1942 they only made the large S silver variety. (Above the dome). They made regular Philly and Denver nickels, and the silver were P and S....
How much are these really worth? 100?
The Kennedy facing Lincoln is known as a counter stamp. A company intentionally put that image onto the coins after they were minted. Technically...
Harshly scrubbed which takes off a layer of crud and metal and exposes brighter copper beneath. A copper coin that worn shouldn't be shiny. Too...
The very first photo on the scale looks super fake.
Here are a few I got today. That quarter is gnarly. And you can see one of the nickels and dimes are as well. [ATTACH]
Metal detecting finds that are dug up and then put back into circulation.
There was a recent post just a few back. I agree with Cutler. If you read the thread you would understand that a smaller coin can't be minted on...
It's a scratched up nickel. 5 cents.
Neither coin is slab worthy. The nickel is basically silver melt value. From the photo the obverse appears damaged. While the proof Franklin is...
At least there was a highlight. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
50 cents. Apart from the ULTRA rare 1960-D small date over large date, the only coin of these 4 varieties that is worth more than face value is...
That stain on the left and possible pin holes in the right edge center field are not desirable. The first note is very nice. If the pen mark...
Also a good idea. ^^^^^ If it was me, I would put a nicer coin in the jewelry. But a bezel is def. possible here. I wasn't thinking as usual.
Nothing to apologize for. You came to the right place for confirmation. This coin has been damaged it's worth a penny. If there is a sentimental...
Appears to be spooned. If it is a zinc cent, the plating has been removed, and that color is zinc, not silver.
It's not silver. If a 1943 dime planchet was struck as a cent by mistake, then it could be silver but it would be dime sized with incomplete rims...
Here are the specs for the Canadian cent (1936) Alloy 95.5% copper 3% tin 1.5% zinc Weight 3.24 grams Diameter 19.05 mm Here are the specs for the...
You can't strike one side of a coin. Someone took some kind of tool and smoothed/ground out that side. It's damage.
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