77 yo cent…looks like smushed letters/design from wear…and because of the wear, it is very difficult to say from worn dies…imo…Spark
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The truth is: No. As nice as that ‘55 Philly is, the coin, imo, is around MS62 grade-wise. According to NumisMedia/Fair Market Value (FMV)...
Find a match for it at Wexler or VV. After 61 years most varieties have been identified and are listed at these 2 sites. Share with us what you...
Yeah…kind of a tell-tale color…definitely either subterranean or some kind of other environmental damage…imo…Spark
@osullic …Harbor Freight has all kinds of special tools and you could probably find it on line and shipped. But I feel your pain if someone...
In post #12…correction: 56 ddo and 82 ddr. I have been examining coins set aside for my younger son Douglas and found some that I had not...
Yeah, if it is connected to the rim the die break is called a cud. Internally, meaning not connected, it is termed “Interior Die Break” or IDB....
Go to John Wexlers website: doubleddie.com. Read all the sections, especially about “Worthless Doubling”. There and in other sections are info...
UPDATE: NumisMedia/FMV currently lists XF40=.26, AU50=.29 and AU53=.31 cents each in USD. I included XF40 because I’m certain one of the TPGs...
Appears the flat and shelflike look is present on many letters, and uniformly so, that makes me go with MD. The coin looks to have shifted...
Just buy the correct tool, for cryin’ out loud…Spark
Out of focus pictures with pixelation…I can’t give a definitive assessment with those, but they might be showing die deterioration issues…imo…Spark
Brandon, …the replies above are very true, but there is something being left unsaid, and I’m gonna say it… When the decision was made to use...
150 years ago today the first Trade Dollars were struck. The Main Page of Wikipedia features the Trade Dollar, and refers you to their full...
That’s not a Loonie…it’s a Moosie!
Looks to be a struck through grease/debris ( basically a clogged die )…imo…Spark
If you are talking about a Lincoln cent, use the U.S. coins Forum.
The Mint cranked out 182 million ‘53-S. At 1 million per die pair, that’s 182 pairs. No telling the average mintage per pair; some were used...
@Lyricfive …it may be KM #38…Colonial Cob Coinage used in Peru. I found it at Numista. I searched for “Spain 8 escudos”. It is listed at the...
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