That’s ludicrous…unless the auction is for charitable purposes I would politely decline to participate…imo…Spark
@PamR …you should also know by now that if you suspect doubling you need to verify the variety at Variety Vista and/or Wexler before posting....
@alurid only gave you the truth. Big mistake calling him a troll. There are other forums you can join if you wish…imo…Spark
Probably struck on a light planchet…AND, I have also seen clad coins, including those from the Bicentennial years, be struck where no copper shows...
You would be wrong. That is a large date.
Thanks P&G for that link. It does indeed look like the capped mint mark…I would put a grade of AU50-53…imo…Spark
Looks like it might have slight, minor doubling to the ear lobe…please post a better close-up of the ear…make sure it is clear and in focus…
Damage and wear. Because of this, it is next to impossible to confirm any attribute unless it is overwhelmingly prominent…imo…Spark
Just PMD. Looks like the 6 has been hit at least twice…Spark edit: Please take caps lock off.
Whoever had it previously could have been of German ancestry, but the more I look at it…”Shift” seems to make more sense. But no doubt about it,...
If you look carefully, the word is “Sluft”. The “L” is clearly lower case and the end “t”, as well as the end “t” of “cent”, are both carefully...
No doubling. I am totally sure that is normal wear that flattened the numbers of the date…imo…Spark
…actually, it is die deterioration, although around the date appears to be some strike doubling, but the pictures of the computer screen make any...
When you are an old fart like me, you will have seen many instances of coins in car/truck drink cubbies that are used to keep spare change. They...
…beat me to it…I was going to say “a die error produces a coin variety”…Spark
Your gut instinct is correct. The lettering is larger precisely due to being smashed. Compare it to another 1979 D.
All of your pictures are out of focus.
If you allow 1 million coins struck per die pair, and the mintage of 1.6 billion over 2 years, then the mint used 1600 die pairs. …somewhere in...
There are many posts here at Coin Talk that detail the futility of saving copper coins with the intent to melt them. You need to read them. In...
I can’t tell you what brand to buy, but the cheaper usb microscopes usually have 2 megapixels and don’t last very long. At 2MP they have horrible...
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