A photo is not really necessary because that is normal for a clad coin.
The silver alloy was rolled out into strips and blanks were punched out. After being verified for correct weight (and adjusted by filing if...
If it was a Proof it has been heavily circulated. Your coin appears to be a normal heavily-circulated nickel. I can't tell from your photos but...
I have seen that episode of Hawaii Five-O. (It was shown at ANA Summer Seminar a couple of years ago.) If I am not mistaken the title of that...
Capped Bust Half Dollars (and other early lettered-edge coins) were not struck in a collar so the coin was free to expand out unrestrained when...
If you mean the obverse (top) is copper-nickel and the reverse (bottom) is copper-nickel and there is copper along the edge between the obverse...
5X or 6X or less is best for grading. With higher magnifications you cannot see all or most of the coin and minor imperfections appear to be worse...
1965-1970 Kennedy Halves are clad. The outer layers are 80% silver and 20% copper and the core is 20.9% silver and 79.1% copper.
Justin, Your photos are not good enough to determine if your coin has a genuine clip. Search the threads for "Blakesley effect". There are...
I think you are referring to the rim. The edge is the outside portion of the coin. Is the corner between the edge and the rim sharp and square or...
The digits in the date have the tell-tale shelf and I don't see any separation of serifs so I would have to say it is machine doubling.
OK. We have the grade narrowed down to MS-61 to MS-67. PL to DMPL. That doesn't bode well for the previously-proposed 'Coin Talk Coin Grading...
Are the corners of the edge sharp or rounded (like a normal circulating coin)?
Heat damage. The coin may have been in a fire. An air bubble in the metal expanded when the coin was heated causing the bubble.
That's what I thought but apparently not everyone got that memo.
Is the 'Full Steps' designation used for Proof Jefferson Nickels or only Business Strikes?
That is a genuine 11 cent piece - a struck 1998-P dime that ended up being struck by 1998 (P) cent dies. That is a cool piece.
With a mintage of nearly 130 million it is a fairly plentiful coin. It is 40% silver but not worth much more than melt unless in very high grades.
That's right. Mintmark location varied from one die to the next because the mintmarks were hand-punched then.
kitch, Search the threads here for "luster". You need to be able to distinguish between a a coin with luster and a coin that has been polished....
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