Die clashes are often tough to visualize since it's the high points of each die that come together. The high points are design features like the...
Hi Carlos, Thanks for checking the weight. I find gold plated coins in rolls fairly frequently. They come from sets of plated coins that are...
It may not get there for a few days.
I'm trying....I am on that board but I am trying to recover my password. I lost all data on my hard drive about a week ago. I'm working on it:-)
Probably somewhat rusty or discolored 1943 cents. They were a zinc-plated steel composition.
I commented on the other thread! Very Nice Coin!! Also, the orientation of the overstrike has to be random. Think about it. A coining press...
These do happen occasionally. They are not done on purpose. The scenario of a struck dime getting mixed in with planchets for cents is...
The coin is plated and the scale likely needs to be checked as the weight seems to be off by a gram. The rounded look of the details, lettering...
I agree as well. It is plated. It is highly likely that someone discovered that his or her HSN coins were worth no more than the quarter each...
BINGO! Conder 101 laid it out perfectly. Even Uncirculated cents of that year look like mush:-) Thanks,
If you can post pictures, we can tell you what you have. It could be a legit error , it could have had the plating removed, or it could be...
I think Rockdude is right on the money. It could also be a spot of corrosion under the plating.
Hi, Actually, it was plated and the plating was removed after it left the mint. It is damaged. Thanks.
That would be great! I'll look forward to another picture.
The nickel is a misaligned die strike with finning. Knowing that you are trying to get an image of this with a scanner makes a big difference....
Now...That's a Fin:-)
When a coin is struck by misaligned dies, it sometimes happens that the collar does not function properly. The pressure of the strike forces some...
Nice One:-) !
Lets see the edge of the coin where you are calling it a fin. You can't tell anything from this picture at this angle. It just looks like a...
Hi All, It looks like a very late stage, capped die strike with perhaps some debris or grease between the die cap and the coin being struck....
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