Good call on asking first, no 1804 halves were made!
I would say fake as well, that looks like a hole in the copper plating exposing the base metal core. What does it weigh?
That is from die deterioration, the dies used to strike the coin were nearing the end of their lives.
Looks like the zinc crumbled away at the edge, whatever happened, it is just damaged.
None were made, if dated 1862 it is a fantasy piece.
Are you talking about the discoloration on the reverse? I can't see anything except environmental damage but the pictures are pretty bad.
It is just plated, you can see where the plating is chipped away at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
If you like it keep it, doesn't matter what it is worth. That is what collecting is all about, not the monetary value!
Yours has the appearance of a zinc cent. You need to weigh it on a proper scale to determine anything, a kitchen scale is meaningless.
I guess we need to change this stock answer, just read in "Coin World" about a second one being authenticated .
A couple of number stamps and a hammer. The only damage on the reverse would be directly opposite the stamps.
It is just the zinc corroding, it doesn't take much for it to start.
No error, just smushed on the date.
Looks to be a normal corroded zinc cent. No mint mark means Philadelphia mint.
No cud error, what you are seeing is the metal that was moved when the coin was damaged.
I believe that is a planchet void on this coin. I wouldn't know about grading, probably they would call it corroded, environmental damage or who...
It seems to be genuine, I see nothing to indicate that it isn't. I think I would try to get it for a bit less, but $200 isn't too far out of line.
First, welcome to the forum. Unfortunately there is no real value in those coins, they are just damaged. I would hang on to them though.
I strongly suspected, but when he reposted the 1989 cent with the "misplaced mintmark" that clinched it.
The plating is usually very thin and does not add much weight.
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