It's a start!
Yes, I stand with my first assessment. Not a dot cent. Keith - Most of us got more out of the full obverse photo than those super magnified...
I'm on the fence too. A full shot of the obverse with diffused lighting would help. As would a better shot of Liberty and the date. It appears...
Thought: if those are incuse the 'pit' may be the result of rust on the die face.
I laughed a little when I read your post; I responded to my kids sometimes with "Nada. Nunca. Niet." I used to think that was rather unique until...
Billions upon billions produced. It's going to happen.
No - nunca, nada? :-)
Now that's a rare...fun...find!! Maybe it was a liberated coin...or two in your case.
In the 50s, they ran the dies to their limits, so you'll tend to find many chips, breaks, cracks and washout due to die deterioration. This looks...
A few thoughts: As @furham suggests, you can use this as a temporary filler and upgrade it when you find a better one (this is true for any...
We are having fun looking at all your finds. Quite the bonanza in this CRH event of yours. Happy to pass along a little bit of information where...
Agree with our fellow enthusiasts. Just damaged after a long life of service. Actually, this tends to be somewhat common on the oldest cents you...
I believe that what causes the discoloration to the coin is the out gassing/leaching of the plasticizers in PVC. To make PVC as flexible,...
I agree with Sparky. There may come a time when you decide to thin out the collection...especially when it starts to take up too much space, but...
It looks like MD to me too. Not unheard of with proofs...but less so as you can imagine. But glad you are upright and able. Happy New Year!!
Very nice couple of days!! Great finds with the LWCs and now a couple nice LMCs. You should tally up the finds from this hunt and post them....
Quick way for me was to consider if the effect was to the device or adjacent to it. To the device, MD. Adjacent to the device, deterioration.
As noted, there is numismatic value and the value of silver. In some cases, silver is worth more than the coin. In others, the coin is worth...
All devices will eventually washout and make them less distinct/sharp. Even hand punched mintmarks. Also keep in mind that some dates have...
The position of the mm seems to limit the possibilities. Die stage may play a factor here. Have you explored RPM 021?
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