As others have stated it is a nice example of a brockage struck by a capped die. I don't know the value but I feel sure it is considerably less...
Your dime looks tarnished. If the coin in question is on the right in the photo of the edge I can see the copper core and clad layer.
They are also printed in Dallas.
That's right.
I have one but I don't have photos and I am away from home. I'll try to take photos when I return.
Breen was very good (numismatically speaking anyway) but he was not infallible. As his work has been scrutinized many errors have been noted. Some...
I belong to ANA and my local coin club as well as the organizations in my signature line.
osu, Your coin is very common, is very worn from circulation, and has been damaged (from a collector's perspective) by the gold plating. As...
I wouldn't hold my breath. The New San Francisco Mint opened in 1937 and, to my knowledge, has never offered tours.
Bronze. The last 100% copper coins were Half Cents and Large Cents.
It is harder to identify a Proof coin after it has a lot of circulation wear. In general, a Proof coin will have more detail (especially on the...
I have. Coins that have been artificially toned or altered may give off an odor. (Sulphur is often used to artificially tone coins. If your...
What makes you think it is a Proof? If the coin is a circulated Proof I would expect to see mirrored surfaces in protected areas (e.g., inside...
do not clean your coins!!!!
I think Curt Schilling was a great pitcher. What? We aren't talking about Schilling? We are talking about shill bidding? Oh, that's different....
Peter, To my knowledge the SF Mint is not open to the public and they do not offer tours. (That was the case when I lived there in the 1980s and...
The quick and dirty version: In the early 1950s a guy named Hennings made VERY convincing counterfeit nickels. His downfall was his 1944 nickel...
klockz, Shiny does not necessarily mean Proof. You would do yourself a favor by educating yourself on the characteristics of Proof coins and how...
Can you take photos STRAIGHT ON rather than at an angle so the entire coin will be in focus?
I agree. At that angle some of the coin is in focus and the rest is out of focus. The coin does not appear to be a Proof. It has been polished.
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