"found in a gumball machine decades ago"
If the edge is all dark like that it's most likely environmental damage. The black beauties (improperly annealed) have clean rims/edges. Although...
Nice details in the hair. Has it been in acetone? If it is XF and not details, it's worth 3x the melting pot. However it's not worth the cost of...
The point made that there's no way to determine which die pair struck this coin, as the leftover copper planchets could have been struck by...
The true fancy serial numbers are rare. That's why they are fancy. Look at the link provided in post #2.
It's a dollar to me. The odds of the 1st and last 2 numbers on an 8 number serial being the same are not remarkable in the least. Some stars have...
Need a photo of the edge/ rim side of the coin. The third side.
If it wasn't harshly cleaned maybe worth double what you paid. As it is, that price might be OK but it will always be damaged. There's no repair.
That's too bad. Yes they were ground off and turned into buttons. $15 in coins are now only worth sentimental value.
If both sides are off, then it is off center. Which is better than misaligned die on one side. But it appears very slight. I would keep it.
A photo of the rim/edge with the coin on the side is nec. to determine if it is a black beauty/improperly annealed. Or, environmental damage. The...
Unlike coins, the date on the bill is most likely not the actual date. And they will continue printing bills with that date if there is no design...
Is the 2019W proof copper? Or the regular pot metal?
That is a cool MAD in post #26 as Seattlite86 mentioned. Might be worth keeping for that.
First I thought the 74's were spenders. But if they are MS they are keepers. I would spend the 17-P unless it's your best one. There's never going...
When they make a design change, the letter moves up. Usually it's because of a different signature. But not in this case.
Being a key date I don't think it will details. I disagree with the above. If a coin is MS it will still MS even with certain hits, but it will...
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