A good photo of the entire obverse would be nice but based on the limited view in the OP I would say it is a MAD (MisAligned Die). The raised...
Sorry about that. It's been a long week. That's kind of like telling a long joke and blowing the punch line. I need sleep. That is what I meant....
The coin you posted is called an "Athiest Cent" because part (or all) of IGWT has been obscured by the cud. (That that IS a cud alright.) What's...
I attended our local annual coin show yesterday and today. All in all I enjoyed the show except for an unpleasant experience I had today. I was...
Nice to see you back. Where ya been?
A brockage occurs when a coin (or a portion of a coin) is between the planchet and the die when a coin is struck. The coin (the one between the...
The Chinese are already doing that except they make their own planchets.
I wouldn't call it a "bow tie" but it is webbing. And, yes, it does have some value.
More than likely someone cracked open the plastic case and sent one of the other coins in to be slabbed - probably hoping to get it in a...
Sorry but it is not a coin. It is a token. Most likely a modern token worth little to nothing.
Looks like a worn coin to me. The "fused letters" could have fused as they wore down or maybe something smashed them. Either way it is nothing...
MAD (MisAligned Die). The obverse was misaligned; the reverse die was not. The misalignment your coin is more than most we see here - enough that...
Looks like it has been heated. An air bubble in the metal most likely expanded when the coin was heated.
It sounds like you have the coin bug. I would suggest - before you get too heavily invested in coins - that you make sure you know what you are...
Robert, when the started making AGE (American Gold Eagles) they used a Roman Numeral Date. The novelty quickly wore off (probably because it is...
I would not call that a 'die break'. A 'die break' occurs when the die breaks or splits. I would call that a 'die chip'. Some will probably call...
No. Something hit the raised numeral after the coin was struck. Your comment about "while in molten form" indicates that you do not understand...
Hopefully you will find someone to share a ride with. It might be worth your while to contact Susan or Emily (I would recommend Emily because...
Someone posted another coin here recently that looked almost exactly the same as yours. Like the other coin, your coin is damaged. Something hit...
I have several Chinese Counterfeits that stick to a magnet. Many (most?) of the bottom tier of Chinese fakes are base metal that is magnetic....
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