[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here’s a simple setup to help with pictures. Find an object (like the silver/red can filled with...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] You can set up a shoebox to take shots. I’m remote so no access to those photos. Bug here is an old...
I was catching star notes in pairs several months ago, then a long drought. Then a trip through the DD drive thru yielded a pair in my change. I...
Try experimenting with your background colors. Use flat backing (not glossy) to set your coin off. Find one the complements your coins color and...
Nice job with the photos!
May have just been picked for LWCs. May still have a chance for variety cents, especially LMCs.
https://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1964&die_id=1964d1mm006&die_state=mds
I agree with the polishing. Note that the features and especially the outer devices are worn smooth. Suggests a buffing wheel.
Your pictures look pretty good but no DDO or DDR. And no MD either. This looks like a crisp strike to me. About the only thing that looks doubled...
Yes. The mirror like surface is a key indicator. Matte surfaces are also possible. Although you are handling your coin by the edges, it should...
I recall seeing the ridge ring the first time...thought I had something too. Then someone sent me the link to error-ref.com. A great resource...
That's a good point. Looks like extra metal...but it isn't. Misplaced metal, perhaps.
Thanks. I don't seem to have a shortage of spent pill bottles. I use a pair filled with quarters to prop a piece of glass (from a broken picture...
To increase the likelihood of finding something in my pocket change, I try to make frequent small purchases to generate opportunities. I have...
All the above. A ridge ring. Search Results for “ridge” (error-ref.com)
Spikehead - here is a link to explore Roosevelt Dime Spike Heads 1946 – Present : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com) This one hasn't been posted...
More interesting finds in the pocket change today. Not quite 50 years old, but still looking pretty fresh. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Definitely Die Deterioration, and maybe a touch of MD for good measure. Remember when you post coins that posting a full Obverse and Reverse,...
Error by definition, but more of a case of die deterioration. Dies wear down...get chipped...crack, etc. Eventually the coining process reveals...
This is a classic example of a squashed Washington. Mutilation was by design...an angry person with a hammer. Guessing: 1988
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