Stemming from split plate doubling.
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Somewhat less than 50 cents.
CAC? They just review the grading of others. If they give it a green sticker (bean), it means that they agree with the grade. A gold sticker means...
It's not a cud. A cud always involves the edge of a coin. It looks more like a die crack, maybe with some de-lamination.
NGC, PCGS and ANACS. The others are looked upon as basement graders. CAC is not a grading service.
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It's been in an acidic environment, allowing metal to be eaten away from the coin.
If you were to start saving them now . . .
Dryer coin.
Circulation damage.
Ah ha! The old disappearing coin trick.
Posting a photo might help us to guide you.
You never actually mentioned a 'hidden safe'. Granted, a kid might not be able to get into a good safe, but absent a safe, when it comes to kids,...
Resize it.
You can upload the pictures to this thread. It's easy, just click on the "More Options" button and go from there.
Your coins have been altered with a counter stamp. Some private companies did this to promote the 200th anniversary (1976) of US Independence, as...
You never had kids, right?
A poll is not a requirement for posting, especially meaningless ones.
The steel cent is not a mint error, it's damaged. Who?, what?, when?, where?, and why? are impossible to answer.
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