Definitely genuine. a cool find for you!
Can you tell I am a school teacher? :) And @Oldhoopster , wait until you see my book!
The patterns and seemingly random areas of plating/missing plating is all over the place on these coins. There is no consistent pattern they...
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...and below you see staining (on a copper cent), and below that an acid-dip removing all plating [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are some others I own that have inconsistent coloring, flaking, and texture patterns [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I don't really see anything suspicious about that seeing this coin is defective. Check out the obverse of the 1985 cent below at around 10...
It would not have the strong Mint luster it does if it were dipped in acid
Love the way this looks on both sides. Not a bad pickup for $15. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I am thinking of using a buffer on this nail on the rust spots. But then what to do after that? How can I preserve this to prevent the rust from...
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The rim on this nickel is still very well defined, so I don't think this strike through was solid metal like scrap or part of a detached planchet....
This guy needs to post a photo of it on a scale. They are cheap and would give more credibility to his very unlikely and contrived assertion. He...
Not a mint error, unfortinately
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I AM uniquely qualified. Your coin has not one single error on it. You clearly do not know nor understand error types, nor do you understand how...
The OP coin is not a broadstrike. It is an off-center strike.
I changed the sub-title by taking out "Freaks & Oddities" and replaced it with "Error Coins" and switched the quarter with a better example....
Excellent point. I am going to insert "coin" in the subtitle. Great suggestion
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