Back to the OP's original observation, yes, 90% coins should have a different appearance on the edge because they are solid 90% Silver coins....
I suppose that is possible since the 1964 Half's were produced well into 1966 but as I said, to the best of my knowledge (which just took a step...
But.................they still make them as required by law! Just like they do not make the Collector SAE's as interpreted by law!
All the half dollars in the Silver Proof Sets beginning in 1992 are of the 90% Silver alloy. Some copper nickel coins have been silver plated...
Folks have missed the boat here. The US Mint sculptors do what they are told by the Mint Director and Moy's Coin Rennaisance is aimed...
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Personally, I think the 39 has been messed with since that golden hue looks like the first stages of artificial toning. With that in mind, perhaps...
You're welcome and not a problem. Some machine doubling can look very convincing and be quite dramatic: [IMG]
It will always be on the side where the lettering is closest to the rim.
This is what's known as Machine Doubling which is caused as the coin is being ejected from the press. There is no numismatic premium involved with...
What do I think? Without trying to appear curt or snippy, I think it looks to small to be of any significance regardless of what it is.
Even though the photo is blurry, that looks like a wide AM to me.
These are not my coins but plucked off of the Heritage Auction archives.
Your coin looks like it's been either erasered or whizzed.
Remember that the reeding on all copper nickel clad coins wears away well before the clad surfaces primarily because the reeding has a lot of 100%...
Compare the AM with another 92-D or even a 91-D. The odds are that you don't have this rarity but those odds have been broken before.
My guess is a grease strike through on the second date combined with roller marks from being the end coin on a very toght roll of quarters. BTW,...
This is caused from having a higher than normal amount of pressure on the edge lettering machine. Enough so that as the letter gets pressed into...
Its still not the 1983 DDR coin but looks more like machine doubling now. Consider the following photo's: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
A quarter with a missing clad layer will be: 1. Weakly struck - since it will be thinner than a normal planchet 2. The same color as a copper...
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