The only thing Chris Pilliod and Rick Snow have managed to demonstrate is that the "low-leaf" and presumably the "high-leaf" were damaged when the...
This quarter is simply discolored. FYI, there's no such thing as "weak cladding". You can have a thin clad layer, but you'll never be able to...
It's a chipped collar. A type of collar break.
Die deterioration doubling is often present on only one side of a series of letters. For example, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on pre-state...
It does not make a difference.
It's just normal die deterioration.
It's definitely a case of overzealous intentional die abrasion ("die polishing"). This is a very common area for it to show up. Die polishing...
The only way you can get a raised mirror image is if: 1) The normal design is incuse. Like the legend "THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN" on the New...
The raised appearance is undoubtedly an illusion. They would have to be incuse.
It's a glue job. The reverse of a cent was pressed into a layer of transparent glue while it was still tacky.
This is a common effect of intentional die abrasion ("die polishing"). As the relief of the letter gets lower (as a result of the field portion...
Post-strike damage, without a doubt.
Dipped in acid or some other corrosive liquid.
There's no reason to think it WASN'T struck on a dime planchet. 2.25 grams is very close enough to the normal average of 2.27 grams and is...
It looks like a piece of melted plastic or wax. FYI, cuds are not associated with the Blakesley effect.
It's just machine doubling. Worth perhaps a buck.
It's in the September/October 2008 Errorscope.
It's only this particular die pair that shows this error. So yes, they're all 2001-P. The reverse die is marked by peculiar, semicircular die...
The few that have sold on eBay went for somewhere between $50 and $75. Underpriced, in my opinion. This is one of the most interesting die...
It's post-strike damage. Some metal has been relocated from the edge or rim to the periphery of the design in the form of a thin, narrow apron....
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