Personally, I’d keep it.
At some point something came in contact with the surface of this coin. You are seeing the results. I would be more concerned about that red...
I’m in the mid AU range also. Very nice looking.
A nice selection of Dimes! That’s 1926-S is a great buy. Congratulations
This is the Large Motto variety. Large is the more common of the two. Your coin looks to be in XF to low AU so you paid a far price, certainly not...
I’m seeing a die crack.
To me it just looks like it was minted by a fresh die.
Nice looking Off Center Strike.
Best thing that country could do.
Lamination errors do not look like this. I agree with PMD.
Spell check hit me again. daring is sawing trees. Sorry folks.
It’s a case of MD.
My dear fellow, sawdust comes from daring trees. :smuggrin:
It’s my Two Cent Mint Error coin. A 1864 detached lamination. You can see where it broke off easily. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
To me it looks to be a lamination error.
Best to read up and learn about the coin production methods at the mints. Then when you see a coin you think is an error you’ll know if it’s...
Welcome to CT. What you’re seeing is a copper plated zinc cent minted by a worn die. It’s very common.
The cheapest one I found was just under $200 but in todays market the price for a half way decent one is around $350.00
A very minor error that in my opinion I wouldn’t pay extra for. That spot by the hat is a die chip but if you look closely it also appears to be a...
Very interesting and I like the coin itself.
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