A fun pile!!!
Yes!! Always a fund find!! Performing its job, as intended, for over 100 years.
Could be the result of removing the copperplating. Inspect the coin for signs of copper on the edges or elsewhere. Some cents can get through...
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I believe @Clawcoins has this diagnosed. That was my immediate thought when seeing this specimen. When the punchout in a folder cannot retain...
Or glue.
Probably glue and glitter. If you soak the coin in acetone, the glitter and glue will probably lift off the coin.
Using the initials was a good move. But it bears the newer RDV. CAM.
Keep in mind that varieties offer the greatest opportunity for a high value coin. DDOs...RPMs...especially since you have a number of MM rolls....
I found a counter-stamped nickel with NRA on it...returned it to the wild. On a subsequent CRH, I found another NRA coin...and it got me...
Yes, looks like a dump that was snatched up in time!! Fun finding a 50D and a couple other lower mintage S nickels. I hope someone isn't...
Most varieties out weigh the older Jefferson nickels. My recommendation is to create a list of Jefferson nickels by date/mm and condition along...
I use a lighted loop lamp for a rough search. Anything needing more magnification I use an inexpensive AmScope at 20x. I’ve not liked the USB...
Stabilize with Verdi care if you have it.
One thing that looks a little different is the details of the rim. I think in addition to the overpolish, it might be a lighter die strike. That...
I was thinking that it seemed a little unusual that the anomaly was on both sides, but I kept in mind that it was a tip of a 'peninsula'....
I did a little looking and found this for 2021 (the same for 2021 D). It is an example of an 'ear' DDO for LSC's - Wexler's Coins and Die...
No worries, @jmon . Your post was what got me thinking about classes of doubling. That was important. Those following this thread or who find...
Jmon has you pointed towards Class IV doubling, but for the year of your coin, that class of doubling is no longer possible. During the single...
I'm in the altered coin group. The swirls/witness marks suggest removal of material.
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