Happy to help you as I can. Bear with the community here...some folks have shorter patience than others, but most are here to help. Fear...
Some food for thought...could the clad be from this specimen? [ATTACH]
Beardigger's got it. Pretty typical stuff...but checkout my avatar. Not so typical, but coins like this one find their way into...
Yes. Keep in mind that when the mint worker sets the punch on the working die, it has to be perfectly perpendicular otherwise part of the mint...
I found this as a kid on Cape Cod along the waterline about 12" deep in the sand; not very pretty...but meaningful. [ATTACH]
Collect all 50....
Great point Michael. Use 'all' of the diagnostic markers!
Hi Heather - you will see that many coins running through your fingers had (or are having) a hard life. People get bored and fiddle with (damage)...
As I recall, there are 4 mint mark placements. As noted, the closer you mimic one of these, the better at passing it off as legitimate. I've...
Counterstamped with the state and initials for Montana. Pretty common item in State Parks and such where you place a penny in the hopper and...
Fred is the expert here, but I would offer that when setting the mint mark by hand into the working die, a heavy hand that creates a pronounced...
Is that what the OP is talking about? Or is the question "Why does the S appear to be sinking into the field of the coin?"
It looks like you need to steady the phone; blurry otherwise. Find a heavy object about as tall as the focal length of your phone's camera....
CT = Connecticut. ;-)
Well, most folks have something they’re less likely to let the broader community know about. Coin clubs, book clubs, whatever makes you happy. As...
As noted by our fellow enthusiasts, it doesn’t appear to be a doubled die. But as also noted the pictures are out of focus a bit to see the finer...
Nice finds!! It looks like the date on the 1909 took a couple light hits and I don't see clear evidence of a clash...but check your coin to see...
After you have a look at them Lisa, come back and let us know what year you think it might be and why.
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I've found DDO/DDR Jefferson nickels, so they do occur. I wouldn't call it a rare event, but it is rather uncommon. I'll post one in a few.
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