Just the date on the original coin, 1994. You can see to the left of the 94 where the other coin pressed into it.
You need to weigh these to know for sure, we can't tell from a picture.
Looks like someone squeezed two cents together in a vice, enlarging it to the size of a nickel.
Picture is blurry, but looks like the reverse was filed or ground off.
No, yours is the copper nickel one, the silver was smaller with a totally different design.
Ouch, that poor thing looks like it has been scrubbed. I see more plating blisters on the obverse.
Welcome to the forum. I think what you have there are blisters in the copper plating, can't comment on the obverse without pictures.
In the early days of copper nickel coins the mint had a lot of issues with dies due to the harder metal. Because of this die cracks and breaks...
Well, the outer layer of a normal dime is 75% copper, so if it is at least 40%, sounds like a normal dime to me.
Yeah, that is a really poor copy, not made to fool anyone just a souvenir type replica.
The cost of grading would surpass the value of the coins. At least two are damaged, so would not grade. Not knocking them, nice old pieces of...
One thing to remember, otherwise normal coins that bring that kind of money are in extremely high grade. They are not found in circulation, coins...
No, that is bronze. The addition of tin [sn] makes it bronze. Brass is copper and zinc. There are no exact ratios though, there can be a range...
It is funny, I don't regret buying any coins even if I paid too much. But I still remember coins I didn't buy but wish I did.
Nothing wrong with asking, that is what the forum is for.
Philadelphia mint, there is no mintmark. I think you are mistaking the designers initials, JS for John Sinnock, for the mint mark.
Do you think it would be better to lie to someone and tell them it is a great find? Only to have them get excited, try to sell it and find out it...
You called it, it is just damaged. Welcome to the forum though.
Another opinion, but the same one. Just damaged. Maybe intentionally filed down, but just damaged.
Very common fake. It is somewhat of a copy of a William Moulton New Hampshire copper. The thing is the coin that it is a copy of was not a...
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