Or search the threads here for "magician's coin". There are several threads that give a good explanation.
No. It is worth somewhere around $20 to $35. The cost of having it slabbed could exceed the value of the coin.
Your coin has a 'D' mintmark so it is a 1940-D. The coin appears to be uncirculated but the photos are not in focus across the entire coin...
Nope. Sorry but it looks like a regular 1942-D Dime.
I wouldn't pay very much unless the blank planchet could be authenticated. It wouldn't be terribly difficult to make one.
The CONECA website is a good source of information on coin errors.
The US Post Office used to dispense dollar coins in their vending machines but they removed all their vending machines a few years ago. Some...
Are you asking about errors or varieties. (There is a difference.)
It is a scratch. By chance it looks like something familiar to you, in this case the letter 'L'.
CPG lists one 1942/1 (Philadelphia Mint) and one 1942-D 2 over 1 (Denver Mint). The OP stated his coin has a 'D' mintmark but it does not look...
Does not look like it to me? Do you see an overdate that I cannot see in the photos?
Sorry. Only trying to help. As you well know, errors can occur anywhere on a coin. If you know what a coin should look like the error should...
Taylor, What I am trying to get across to you is if you understand how coins are made you should be able to tell if the anomaly occurred during...
PMD = Post-Mint Damage (damage that occurs after the coin has been struck)
If you don't know already, learn the entire coin-making process from mixing the alloy, rolling the metal into a strip, blanking, upsetting the...
PMD. The coin is scratched and corroded. I would spend it.
More than likely it is Longacre Doubling - VERY common on IHCs.
I recommend the ANA Grading Standards.
Well, that was interesting! 53 posts in less than 3 hours since joining!! That must be some kind of record.
You answered your own question: You could check the pop reports but those are notoriously inaccurate (thanks to resubmissions) and only apply to...
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