Try 2 lights high above the coin at approx 8 & 4 o'clock and one at coin level at 12. Make sure there are no other light sources in the room and...
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[ATTACH] I stand ( sit ) corrected in the corner with appropriate headgear. Of course they are raised on the hub and can break off
A debris/grease filled part of the die, doesn't look like a broken die. The lettering is incuse on the die, how can that bit break and fall off?...
I agree with @Razz I like a big hunk of silver 49.2mm, .925 Silver [ATTACH]
There are many places all over the world who will buy gold. In an emergency I don't think losing 5-6 % at a "we buy your gold" place is all that...
MD. The doubling on this date is quite distinctive http://varietyvista.com/01b%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%202/DDR%201983.htm
Worth anything or not, I would keep them. I love coins that earned their living in commerce over the years. Their history is known only to them...
Much better images, look totally different now
Sorry about the quality, it's in a sealed unit. It actually has lines and lines of text Germany 5 DM 1980 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a neat one. The oldest I have is a Swedish, which is a bit special as it is a 1950/1 on one side and a listed rpm on the other [ATTACH]...
Another grader did the other two while the original one went for coffee, LOL Go figure, sometimes their is a lack of consistency and can be...
Yes some are similar. A lot of "class 8" is noted i see. With no true doubled dies it is good for variety collectors to be able to continue with...
^^^ agreed
The standard for nails was "pennyweight"
MD (machine or strike doubling), the advent of single squeeze hubbing virtually eliminated any true doubled dies
This date and MM has 2 known but neither look like your coin http://varietyvista.com/01e%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%205/DDOs%202015-D.htm
Cleaned or not it will still have a VAM designation, and that is what the OP asked for clarification on. 1a looks good
Do you have any other photos with different lighting or is this close to how it looks in hand? The lack of any original mint luster in these pics...
Over your countless posts I have looked at your few minor errors, given responses where necessary, told you what is obviously damaged and also...
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