Damage from a coin-wrapping machine.
I agree with Conder101.
It looks bogus to me. I don't see any of the diagnostics. There's no metal flow in design elements bordering the straight edge, there's no taper...
Mike Diamond and James Wiles anchor the error and variety sections, respectively. It should prove to be a useful addition to the forums that...
An unusually strong example of machine doubling.
The mintmark has been part of the master die since 1990. So it's theoretically possible for a doubled die to occur on the mintmark subsequent to...
Extreme cases of strike doubling (machine doubling) are quite desirable and can fetch prices of over $100. I'm talking about the production of...
If the bright-looking areas are silver-colored, then it's probably a failed attempt at plating.
ANACS is correct. It was struck through a late stage die cap. It's not a brockage, since a brockage requires the presence of incuse,...
Fake. A double squeeze job. Painful lesson for the buyer.
Sqeeze job, vise job, hammer job, sandwich job -- whatever you call it, it's vandalism.
Copper-plated zinc cents are not annealed. This is a case of blistered plating. Heat generated by the strike causes gas to expand between the...
The initials are raised on the die and incuse in the coin. Intentional die abrasion ("die polishing") will remove the initials before anything else.
Yes. It's a light die clash.
As others have observed, it's damage from a coin-wrapping machine.
While your coin could be a "brass plating" error, the color looks exaggerated. It's probably plated. Brassy plating errors occur when the...
I agree. However, I can't completely eliminate the possibility of post-strike damage.
You need 180 degrees rotation for a coin to be designated "medallic alignment" or "medal alignment". I suppose a few degrees deviation either...
No. A state quarter with a 180 degree rotation would be worth at least $300 in uncirculated condition.
I also have an example of this particular rotated die error. Since both coins are rotated 180 degrees, it would imply a fixed rotation, rather...
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