Zippy Kitty still hasn't gotten around to attributing her hoard of Canadian Tokens. [ATTACH]
@paddyman98 you should change your username to Dreamcrusher :hilarious:
There are so many ways a coin can be damaged, once it's been established that it's PMD, there's no reason to debate the cause IMO. Maybe this...
Or in the case of the top pops, the registry set craze is driving high prices. Rich, competitive collectors need to stay a few points ahead of...
FYI, the clad layer is not nickel. It's an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. We are just trying to save you some money. You received answers...
It can't be the outer layer of a split planchet. That layer would be very thin. Look at the detail on your coin. How is it going to strike up...
Or a die chip and strike through
John Wexler of Doubleddie and James Wiles/CONECA of variety vista are experts and have been authenticating/verifying errors for years (decades?)....
Doubled dies are not common and therefore not easy to find. Whenever you think you have something, always check it against known varieties listed...
Go here and open the comprehensive spread sheet https://minterrornews.com/news-5-13-03-foreigners_in_the_mint.html Then find a foreign...
The copper plated zinc cents are not annealed after plating.
This happens in coin operated laundered as well. Many coins get recirculated into the change machine. The edge takes a bit every time it drops...
I have no issue with the chemical removal of the copper plating. The way I read your earlier post led me to believe that you were suggesting that...
Zinc melts at 420C copper melts at 1085C. The Zn will melt way before the Cu, regardless of how thin the plating.
@GSDykes I would avoid referencing active Buy It Now auctions as legitimate values. Ebay sellers can list any price they want and there are lots...
You can see the displaced metal around the hit on the T as well as the other hit below AMERICA. Whenever you see a depression/divot with raised...
Too bad I didn't know the history. Too many whack-a-doodles out there. Oh well, it still is a nice looking error, even with all the nonsense
Poland - Johann Casimer (sp?) 1 solidus or something like that I don't have my references handy but the date is on your top pic between 4:00 and...
@Kyle H. Now that you've been here awhile and know your way around, you may want to consider asking questions like: "I see xxx on the yyy. Could...
Sorry, it just looks like an environmentally damage coin. Probably heated. Value = 25 cents
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