Trot - as noted, your coin has environmental damage. We often see these coins come up for discussion because deterioration can look like...
Sure, a step process perhaps. I can agree with that. My children haven't caught the 'bug' so while I build/stow away coins for them to have once...
I understand Paddy's caution; it's not an expensive gift to perhaps recruit a new, future collector. However, hopefully your son knows not to...
Agreed. Coins are damaged quite frequently by accident or on purpose. When one side is reasonably normal and the opposite side massively...
I notice that my LCS takes possession of batches of steelies from time-to-time and they sort out the original cents from the reprocessed cents....
Islander is correct. Contact mark from another coin, probably while in the original bag/hopper.
I agree. They look like reprocessed cents.
Fun find!
Fun find!!
I think an MS grade is unlikely because of the placement of the spots and likely circulation wear (maybe a couple of fingerprints too). AU58...
I've found several of these from 1986P over the years. Not sure if any of them were 3 layered, but certainly central to the rim circumference. I...
Interesting after the fact look up...My second guess on Part 1 would have been correct...but I talked myself out of it. Part 2 wasn't even close...
Part 1: my mind jumps to the 1964 and 1964D Jefferson nickels, but those were produced through 1967 so they don't fit the annual criteria. So...
Yes, a weird hit on the 4. The thickness in the date is attributable to the Large Date variety. However, there was a recent thread regarding die...
Type 1 I think.
It was the first variety I found when I started looking for varieties. A find is a find!! The monkey is off your back. Way to go!
The can has quarters in it to create weight to steady the phone against. Little wiggles cause blurry pictures. The height of the can is optimal...
Wade - here's a simple setup I use to get some quick pic's. The lens set is something I got from Amazon back in the day. I don't use it much but...
What you are seeing are two different ODVs for the series. ODV-021 and ODV-022. Here's a link:...
Your photos are typically blurry so diagnostics are made difficult. If you like, I can send you photos of my setup for taking quick pictures. I...
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