It just doesn't have the appearance of any Class III doubled doubled die (design hub doubling) that I am familiar with. There are no true...
The edge was etched with an acid that eats into the copper faster than the surrounding copper-nickel clad layers. It's not an error.
It's a line of solder. This dime used to be attached to a piece of jewelry. It's not an error.
It looks like a repunched mintmark (RPM). One RPM is listed for 1981-D nickels and it, too, is positioned north of the normal mintmark....
It looks like a curved clip. It's possible it's a fake clip. The absence of taper and weakening of the rim as it approaches the clip is a...
I have not heard of such a variety. You may simply have a die scratch or die gouge that produces an appearance similar to the 1943/2 nickel....
The split serifs on the G suggest that this is a doubled die variety. In this era of the single hubbing process, such doubling is thought to be...
The "3" looks damaged to me.
Some type of lathe, I would wager
I've come across a number of counterfeit quarters, in a variety of alloys and compositions. While some people collect counterfeits, they don't...
The dimple in the center, the faint spiral arms extending from the central dimple, and the exposure of the copper core in spots. If you weigh the...
Looks like a lead counterfeit.
The reverse was machined off outside the mint. It's not a minting error.
A die gouge would be my guess. The size and resolution of the affected area is too small to arrive at a definitive diagnosis.
Yes, that would cause confusion, your reverse being our obverse and vice versa. What you're describing sounds exactly like a "base-of-bust cud"....
Since you identify the small statue of Lincoln sitting in the middle of the Memorial as the "portrait" of your earlier description, it's unlikely...
The term "cud" is often misused. A cud is a die break that involves the rim and at least a little bit of the field. If a die break is simply a...
There is no "portrait" on the reverse. However, if there is a blob of metal extending in from the rim, then there's a strong possibility that you...
I am even more convinced now that the coin was altered. Die convexity is slight in nickels of this period, so there is no obvious cause for a...
A roasted nickel will not have any mint luster. A genuine uncirculated copper wash / sintered plating error will have full luster.
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