These lines are called "die striations" which, basically, are scratches inparted onto the blank during the blanking process. They "can" occur on...
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I agree with nonsense. Uhhh Simon. I keed I keed!
That is ONE UGLY COIN! WTH is the US Mint doing? Taking marketing advice from Hucksters??
Judging from the photographs, it appears as if the OP's coin had been gold plated at one point in time and that plating has worn off on the high...
Mintage Figures do not always coincide with the number of reported sales. People like to watch these numbers to get a head start on whether or...
You need to be careful on how much you spend on such lots as there ARE unsearched lots of coins out there, but there are just as many if not more...
Its die deterioration doubling and is quite common if you look at enough coins. The most famous, is the 1955 Poor Man's Doubled Die which many...
Bryan you'll have to have pictures of the G and W as well as "LI" before I could make a determination. There are at least 4 different DDO's in the...
Very Cool pickup! Congrats! :thumb:
The ONLY time one of these sells for a premium is if its of a high enough grade. Other than that, getting them certified is the collectors...
It's simply a damaged coin. I don't know how but what I DO KNOW is that such a thing could not occur during the minting process.
To me, it looks like coin roller damage. But thats just me.
The slab pictured are called Coin World Slabs sold by Amos. They are not Sealed unless INB actually sealed the slab. They have absolutely NO TPG...
Correct. An unstruck planchet commonly referred to as a Type 2 (due to the upset rim). A Type 1 (a blank) does not have the upset rim and is a...
You do not need to be an "expert" on Washington Quarters to know that this is a Sintered Planchet where something went wrong during the annealing...
Fingerprints would be easy to deal with. The prints on the coins you've shown are actually "milk spots" or the same substance that "milk spots"...
Is this a trick question?
You CANNOT compare 1971-S's to 1972-S's as totally different handling processes were used. Yes, you're coin looks nice. Any idea what those spots...
Definitely a cool coin found on a Lucky Day! :thumb:
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