Sorry to say, just circulation damage. Welcome to the forum though.
Well worn normal wheat cent. It is normal as dies are used to pick up small chips, and wear. If you look close enough every coin is a little...
The reason for the weight is the corrosion has removed some of the metal.
Ha, love the Alunimum spelling on the slab!
Stephen, can you post a larger picture?
There are over 350 varieties for the whole span of Connecticut coppers. I was collecting them for several years by die variety, but I have kind...
You may be correct in your attribution, but I didn't have too much time to check. There are actually 241 varieties of 1787, some with very minor...
OK, explain how it could happen in the minting process.
Picture isn't great, but I agree with environmental damage.
No, all 2004 business strikes are close AM.
Not much to add except cents were made out of steel in 1943 to save copper for the war effort.
The damage pretty much ruins it as far as a collectible uncirculated coin.
Welcome. Pictures would surely help, but if you read all the responses in this thread you will most likely have your answer.
It has been damaged, either intentionally or accidentally. The edges have been peened, flattening them.
Not possible. Edge lettering was not used on quarters. This can only happen on coins with edge lettering such as the presidential dollars.
It can't be a broken letter on an edge die, a quarter has a reeded edge, not lettered. Just damage as stated.
Nice pictures, but I am not seeing any of that.
The manual should give you some idea, but it is always best to do some testing with your machine. They are far from infallible though, many trash...
No, each machine is different. It depends on how the engineers design them. EricAT-Pro's machine reads 82 for copper cents, the one I use ID's...
The coin is in a bezel. The break in it on the bottom of the reverse is where there was a loop for suspension from a necklace, bracelet or...
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