To add to Pickin and Grinin's line, you may find that a vending machine will reject it to. Sometimes coins are worn in such a way that is will be...
It is on the plus side, but within tolerances. Is that an encased coin?
I was thinking the same thing. The rims don't seem to match the rest of the cent. What does it weigh...I wonder? Perhaps toward the higher spec?
That specimen has Trails to boot!!
Heritage Auction shows an MS67 selling for $86.25 (slabbed, PCGS). I see an 88 D in MS67 selling for $32.50 on the bay. But an MS66 1988 is...
Might be the same coin but the first image is so washed out by the lighting that the divots are harder to see...but I think they are there....
Does it appear raised or incused?
I'm with Thomas; looks like a different cent altogether.
Yes, these coins in uncirculated condition are very affordable. And as a limited series (produced in silver), affordable as a set.
@furryfrog02 Probably just showing us that he has his priorities sorted out!!
I'm thinking a die clash. Have you looked at maddieclashes? I seem to remember reading an article where after a die clash, one of the pair of...
Severe MD.
My bank had a similar policy, but I assured them that a small discrepancy was not a matter of concern for me. On the flip side, I try to ensure...
Agreed. It looks like the 1907 is inset a 1909 cent. A magician's coin.
Have fun with the setup!!
Coin 1. Better struck, earlier die state, fewer blemishes.
It’s close but hard to say for sure. If these were taken from a single bag and no other specimens were in it then you might have a more definitive...
I think that the closeup of EPU might have thrown us off the scent a bit. There is MD there for sure, so a case of leading the witness perhaps....
For what it's worth, the notch in the 1, the thick tail in the 9 and the stretched/thick features in the 4 and 5 were the tells for me.
Finding Doubled Dies gets easier when you know what to look for. This is a Class 6 Doubled Die. Read this first...but then read the other...
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