This is what I found at your link. [IMG]
Look for a casting seam on the edge.
I chose to abstain.
OK, then. answer this one. Where does it say that polls are required to start a thread?
Polls, especially meaningless polls, are not a requirement for posting.
HBD!
Ditto.
It's not, but what makes you think it's a capped die?
Show us the 178. If you use a mirror to take the pic, we can see both sides at once.
Detecto would love this. He doesn't need his rock tumbler any more.
Yes. the 1943 cent was minted using zinc plated steel. The blanks were punched after the steel was plated.
I'm not seeing it. I am seeing a plating issue. Is it replated? You can tell by looking at the edge. When minted, the edge was not plated.
The one you've shown us is not rare or valuable. It's just a well circulated quarter. Don't give up the hunt. Check your in box.
Lot's of us know about it. Some of us know more than others. What do you want to know?
Welcome to CT! That little letter is a mint mark. D=Denver, S=San Francisco and P= Philadelphia. I don't know when Philly started putting their MM...
Google is your friend! Try this search: "coin dealers near (your zip code)"
1945? Damaged.
Almost as old as Doug.
Try a rub with some rubbing alcohol on a soft rag. It might get the last of the gunk off, and it won't hurt the slab. It works for me.
Damage from a counting or rolling machine.
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