When the planchets are being blanked out of the sheets of Zinc, manufacturing materials are used to keep the tooling lubed extending the life of...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] In the past, I’d start an annual challenge on New Year’s Day. In 2015, I...
The original cent was caught between the rotating drum and the fixed basin in a clothes washer. It was caught there for a few loads of laundry....
I agree with our fellow enthusiasts. Nothing special this time. Good luck on the hunt.
Rare is and interesting term...but when applied to 1982 cents, not so much. There are 7 (or 8) varieties for the date. Copper cents: 1982 LD,...
I think small date too. It’s beat up but the distance from the rim looks to be larger and indicative of the small date. But a spender...there are...
Nice photos by the way!
I agree with the RPM (minor) so it may not be listed. I don’t see DDO unfortunately.
@expat has provided an invaluable link for variety enthusiasts in learning about how varieties are created. What you have there on your coin is...
For some, it's more obvious...knowing what to look for helps setoff differences. But to your point, some are rather insignificant. The term...
Needs vs. Wants. Man has done everything under the sun to convert Wants into Needs. Shaped behaviors and human constructs in that effort. I...
Corrosion...probably acid I think.
To your point, I took a quick look at the Red Book pricing for dimes and quarters. The prices associated with those are substantially higher for...
Here's an article that explains it in detail. In these years, the 2 year hiatus from Mint Sets meant that the UNC population was created by...
@Inspector43 It looks like a typical chip in the die. With every design, there are points in that design that are high stress targets. They are...
Hello @Bayelynn, What you'll eventually discover is that YouTube has a very limited usefulness. There are many good pieces to review, but tons...
@PamR No worries. We all started someplace and back then, access to knowledgeable collectors and information was a lot more work. Books helped a...
What story? You can tell us. ;)
A few things come to mind: Obverse looks MDS (middle die stage) Reverse looks LDS/VLDS (late die stage/very late die stage) Die Deterioration...
I think you are correct. I'm using Coppercoins and to your point, the MM is further south on these specimens. The vertical bar on the CC coin...
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