I just dropped Chuck a note to let him know about this thread Richard
"the phantom mint mark"...didn't I see that on Tales From the Crypt? :} :} :}
Just Carl His coin is indeed the 1982 ddr of which there are now three. I would like to see the article you are talking about in the Feb 26,...
I would call the big three and ask them if they will slab it as the variety. If they will then PCGS is #1 followed by NGC and then ANACS. Mine is...
Yeah, but...Ziggy played guitar...he played it left hand...
too bad the image links don't work for me
Photogame, Congrats! Its about time another one turned up. I would not go Ebay with this. Check first with any third party grader to see if they...
I suspect this coin has spent some time in a bath of acid which is why it is smaller than a normal cent. High school experiment Richard
Definately a "squeeze" or "hammer" ob. you can see the reverse of the second cent left a mirror image on this coin. Richard
WOW! more than 5 years between the first and second posts in this thread!
My avatar, the 1982 ddr, was found in a bank roll. Richard
nickels and dimes weren't made of gold. most likely they have been plated. please post some pictures
the real question is....can you undo it?
Worse, Zinc rot, given a year or two can consume the entire coin. I have seen cents thst were little more than the copper plate forming a shell....
That is definately post mint. It is called zinc rot. Rochard
Assuming The last two images are not distorted in any way I think you have to look further than the "A". If you look at the two zeros in each...
Trust me, you don't look like a complete moron. This site has had their share of those. They are the ones that, when their mistake is pointed out...
A friend of mine is either president or past president. He always has several in his pocket and gives some to my son at Boston Numismatic Society...
For coin collectiing there are some nice prices there but I'm sure you know to be careful about buying scales online for pharmacy use as many...
"And the president is a blowup doll" That would explain the ears..... Richard
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