If it is a US 1966 cent then it was "waffled" by someone else. The mint didn't have a "waffling" machine at that time. I don't believe they got...
Not an off-center. First question, is the edge reeded? If it is then it is just mis-aligned dies (admittedly on both sides and I think it is...
Poor quality fake, probably an early Chinese one, and they do a much better job on the fakes ones they make today. This one is fairly laughable.
Not real.
Probably since General Tso's Chicken was an American creation. (Though possibly by a Taiwanese chef.)
Well I'll only got 50+ years of experience studying coins and the minting processes. I must have missed something, can you please explain to me...
Sorry I thought the one Kentucky posted was a better image of yours. Yours is still genuine.
He is referring to the Langfords and the 33 DE, and the gentleman who had the 74 D aluminum cent who eventually got tired of fighting and...
Hadn't thought about the second one, but you are right. Two easy instant ID's.
Variety identification won't be hard, there is only one variety that year.
Nah, You're welcome to go ahead and order, we'll get around to making them later when this virus thing is over. Until them we can just wait.
Can of gold spray paint.
What's a USUAL nick?
Genuine, just worn and if your look close HALF CENT is still visible.
Yes, Philadelphia would have made both the working hubs AND the working dies that were shipped to Denver. Until 1997 Philadelphia made ALL of the...
Not after, while it is being struck. The planchet starts off slightly smaller in diameter than the finished coin. As the dies are compressing it...
That's usually my line.
How many times have people come on the forums claiming to have an aluminum cent and saying "it FEELS much lighter than a regular cent and it...
Nope, dies (usually) start out fine, then they crack, and then if they remain in use eventually pieces break off the die, die breaks. That is the...
Yeah BIG difference there. And yes are right, a lot of them can't be attributed if less than XF, and even the higher grade pieces can be difficult.
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