I would say definitely environmental damage. Is there something more that doesn't show in the pictures?
Just a normal 1990 circulation strike cent from the Philadelphia mint. The valuable no S would have to have come from a proof set.
An error coin has an issue caused during the minting process, such as being struck off center, struck twice, on the wrong planchet etc. If a coin...
Excellent. On Fugios I usually nail down the obverse first to narrow down the possible reverse, I have more trouble with the reverses on these....
Checking now. I would rule out obverse 8, on 8 the I in Business is directly under one of the round decorative ornaments at the base of the sun...
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Nice Coin. Should be plenty of detail to ID it. Give this a try. Start with the obverse, focus on the relationship of the letters and ornaments...
No one can say exactly how it was damaged but it is absolutely certain that it is damaged and not an error.
Yours is definitely not a 66. Check out all the dings and scratches on Roosevelt's face. Still a nice collectable coin though that you should be...
Unfortunately you are correct.
It is a 32-T,a rarity 2 variety. Nice coin, even if it is a little beat up!
At that early year musket balls and trade beads would be much more common currency than any coinage. The New England coinage would not come about...
You just beat me!
Did you read this thread? It explains everything.
It is nicer than the average 64 D nickel. Not high enough grade to be worth any premium over face value, but nice enough to put in a holder if...
I do too, if it is something I can help with. Just as I know others would help me with my weak areas. I specifically did not mention what the...
True. Not so much surprised, it just kind of bugged me. I sometimes wonder when coin "collecting" went from searching out coins for your...
No, I don't. I had it on my watch list but must have cleared it.
Like most people here, I have a decent general knowledge of coins but pretty darn good in my narrow collecting focus. I also have over a thousand...
Yes, kind of hard to see one piece at a time!
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