I agree this looks like damage that occurred after it left the mint...not an error. We call it PMD (post mint damage). It is also fairly common...
Some coins showed MD on parts of the legends, but in most cases it was just the MM that looked this way.
Looks like MD to me. At least I hope it is because I have tossed a ton of 90's coins, both Philly and Denver, that have MM like this.
Congrats Ryro!! Thanks again @jamesicus :)
Thanks all!! Thank you for posting this. I remembered there was another really bad, or possibly insane in his case, emperor that would fit this...
Sorry it isn't a coin from Philip I, so I just made a new thread for the one I got today. Here ya go...
The 2nd of the 2 coins I was waiting for came in today and what a beauty it is. Just look at that portrait!! I was going to do a small write-up...
Thanks all!!! Got another coin in the mail today. Will post photos of that one later. It is a real beauty!!
Got this in the mail today. Bought it for the toning on the obverse and the way it makes the portrait details stand out. It is the 1st of 2...
I am interested. I am not a beginner to the forum, but I am a beginner to ancient coins. Thanks for doing this!! Mont.
o_O huh? It looks like it could be a small date to me. The distance from the 2 to the rim looks right for it
I have one that could be dated to a particular year. The TR P XVI COS III on the reverse of this Marcus Aurelius puts it at AD 162 [ATTACH] I...
I have a lot of other different Lincoln cent errors from RPMs to blank planchets but no doubled dies. I tend to show and have even given some away...
The leaves they are talking about are the first and second leaves on both sides of the ribbon on the reverse. Yours are pointed....
Don't forget the "A" in States. It would be centered between the "T"s on the WAM reverse. This one presents closer to the "T" to the right. This...
Welcome to CT!!:) @furryfrog02 is correct. What you have is a 1999D LMC with what looks like die wear or possibly a grease filled die. This is...
Heck I'm still waiting to find my 1st Lincoln cent DDO/DDR. With my eyes it will have to be one of the major ones for me to see it though.
Though not rare, depending on where you live these can be hard to find. The closer to San Francisco to more common they are. Here in our part of...
This is a bad idea. I believe eBay has a policy against this. It is called feedback blackmail. It can basically be considered extortion. I know...
Wow popular theme. Been on it for a week now.
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