Please - photos of both sides of the whole coin
Are you able to provide the photos needed for the overlays?
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You are correct! I am one who thinks a scale which weighs to 2 decimals in grams is a necessary requirement for a serious collector's toolbox, and...
I agree that it is damaged. If he weighed the coin it might help convince him that your assessment is correct.
Weigh the coin!!! (Please)
Tin shears or some such tool
I agree with all the above. A first step in understanding what you have is to weigh the coin. For example, a cent struck on a cupronickel alloy...
I asked the mint what the tolerance was for die rotations. Here is their answer: "For circulating denominations the coin rotation tolerance is...
Scroll down to “Zinc Rot” where you will see examples similar to yours: http://lincolncentsonline.com/pmd.html
I suspect this either a lamination or a strike through. I am thinking that the edges of the feature have been worn smooth so that it does not...
Very NICE! Looks like a rim cud with horizontal displacement http://www.error-ref.com/rim-cud/ Here is an example of a Collar Cud:...
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Here is an example. I cannot say how legitimate it is, but I know several have been discovered....
It is reeded - look at the link I provided on inverted dies, please. (I have posted the link twice above). In this case, because the reeding is...
The first photo in the link I provided above shows that, I believe. http://www.error-ref.com/?s=inverted+die
Photo in link I provided. If I am wrong please let me know where/how.
I am not sure what you mean by "both reeds are present"? The reeding is impressed on the coin edge by the collar. If the collar or planchet are...
Are these not characteristics of Longacre's doubling?...
Agree! If I wasn't clear, my apologies. Thought I was saying the same thing. Like your find!
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