Nope, pretty common to see that anomaly. It can sometimes be attributed to a worn die. Keep up the hunt!
I say $2,672.83 will be the hammer price!
Well, at least it's a good learning experience, sorry it didn't turn out like you wanted, but there are errors and varieties out there just...
They are picked for key dates, but rarely are they checked for die varieties. One person's wheat cents are another person's treasure. :D
"Acquired" this by finding it in a bag of unsearched wheats. A neat doubled die, and a cherrypicker's variety. :thumb:
Transitional varieties occur when an obverse or reverse die is matched with its counterpart, but has the design variety of a previous year, or...
I would think so. Acetone is good at removing a lot of things, and I am sure glue is on the list. Let us know the result!
On a second look, it appears as though there is some glue or residue on the coin. Can you confirm this? It could be what a few people call...
Break it open right away! With the strong DDOs as well as DDRs, you are sure to find something. Heck, you may even find a new one not listed yet! ;)
Welcome to the forum. from what I see, I would be inclined to say squeeze job. Basically, someone took 3 lincoln cents, put this coin in between...
Hi all, Here is the die variety of the day! Amazingly, I just pulled this coin today after receiving a shipment of wheat cents to keep myself...
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