That is definitely heat damage.
That's pretty common when a die is abraded and polished to repair a clash or other damage. The low points of the design on the coin get weak....
I don't see where anyone here said "altered". Just because NGC says "bent" does not mean it doesn't have other damage. If a coin has multiple...
That is damaged, no doubt about it. Notice how it is on the highest points of the design? That's because whatever rubbed through the plating only...
Well circulated Philadelphia minted nickel, no D mintmark.
Knowing the stories behind some of the people honored is so important. Just seeing a name and image doesn't tell us much, but to know who they...
Look at the space between the bottom of the bust to the top of the 1 in the date in comparison to the coin Eduard posted.
Yes, I'm afraid that's a half dime.
Impossible to say anything from those pictures. I can't even be sure it is a Kennedy half.
So, exactly how did this strike through bend the whole coin? I would forget google, and check this out, Part VI. Striking Errors: (error-ref.com)
I've seen them in souvenir shops in Civil War historic areas. There are all kinds of fantasy Confederate coin souvenirs.
If you want a serious answer, you need to actually ask your question. Are you wondering about the cent, the dollar bill or the two dollar bill?...
Yep, look at any Kennedy half and you'll see the same thing, they are all like that.
This was actually meant to be "Color would mean nothing in identifying a sms cent", guess my fingers got away from me!
Copper can corrode green, doesn't matter if it's a copper cent or the thin copper plating on a zinc cent.
I don't see a thing to indicate anything but a normal 1964 cent. or would mean nothing in identifying a sms cent. Copper can be any range of...
I always see them in historic tourist areas. There are several in Gettysburg.
Not a draped bust silver dollar, just a privately produced one ounce silver bullion round. Value is whatever the going price of silver is at the...
The copper core is clearly visible, I'd have to say just struck on a slightly thick planchet.
Ooh, 1811 is a good one!
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