Yes. this happens a lot, and to be honest I have done it for lower-tier coins
It is a damaged cent.
Cool, thanks! :)
Just chest-puffing.
Before I saw the obverse I didn't understand how it was MS-61 but the contact marks certainly are concentrated on one side.
One I can contribute to! This was a gift from @dougsmit. He is one of the reasons I reached out into this avenue of the hobby, so I thank him for...
Looks fine by me. Reverse is nice. Obverse is ugly!
I think its even funnier when these terrible listings have the message "Already in 4 peoples carts!" Emerald planchet, hahah. More like the...
You can keep whatever you want. I mean I likely wouldn't. Thats not what I look for :wacky:
Looks like the die was packed with grease and resulted in weak lettering.
A coin in this condition would be tossed back into circulation by me. I suppose you could use warm water and a cloth and see if its like, dried...
I have a few enameled coins myself, at my home though otherwise I would attach a photo. I have not ever seen one on such an old coin though.
Nana ended it? I wonder why :(
With photos that bad, it is not worth going for. Plus the seller is "handmadebynana", so perhaps it is a fake "nana" decided to create.
I retract my above statement, looks to be 1895.
Assuming 1885. There are no 1805 Indian head cents.
That edge photo made me shudder. Then I remembered it was damaged lol. Keep looking and welcome..
Yuck. A cleaned coin takes such an ugly hue!
DOn't be sorry, Midas. I saw this article before too but every time I re-read it and look at the photographs. Among the most gorgeous gold coins I...
The white..... greyhound.... o_O
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