You'll note that the phenomenon you are showing commonly appears over a number of years in the 80's. No premium for it. 1986 P seems to be a...
I was engaged in a thread a few years back where a number of coin enthusiasts debated "what is a collection" and "what are collectors"....
@dlts That item is something I would hang onto for a while. You will come across things that look odd or different that hits you funny. I have...
I've found slugs (amongst many other things) in cent rolls. If it is a cent planchet, it would be above the upper spec for a copper cent....
I agree with Paddy; damaged coin. Look at enough cents and you'll see that from time-to-time. Coins are kept/held under challenging conditions...
I agree with our fellow enthusiasts. This DDO is one of the more extreme examples, so on the scale of possibly a DDO and an obvious DDO, the...
I think the devices have just been flattened and look thicker. I agree with Furry...need to even establish if there are any known DDOs for the...
What you see there is MD. It's a very typical spot to find MD on the Lincoln series (LWC, LMC, LSC). Spendable.
I think it's terrific that you (and others) are on a self improvement kick and doing so well! We all need to self evaluate. Some will modify...
I hear you gentlemen. I've been going through a few rolls of 1961D's and found dozens of variety specimens. The two columns of cents on the...
Sometimes it's just necessary to remove grunge from a coin to see what it is. I found a nasty coin during a CRH event; an LWC. The reverse was...
You bet! Anyone who CRH much will attest that the vast majority of finds are dark and greasy looking. Or, a flash of white from a recently...
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Nice broken-in effect on that War Nickel. The patina and look is much better than they usually come.
PS - regarding your Mercury dime, that is an example of a well worn/traveled dime. Have a look at the lowest end of the photograde for your...
Regarding the process for creating uniface coins, it is as suggested above. 2 planchets are in place when the press cycles. One coin emerges...
Those confirm for me that the coin was altered by some one. The lines in the surface appear to travel in the same direction like sandpapered to...
I think we can see some witness marks on the reverse which suggests mechanical removal. A closeup would confirm it (closer but not unnecessarily...
@Motherofallcoins555 I came across this in a drawer...illustrates the idea. That's a 1988 LMC Zincoln taped to the stick. And a spent AAA...
Looking at your one-sided coin, it does look like it was ground. But it's a distant shot, so a closer photo would have helped. But as noted,...
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