Looks like it's time for your annual eye check up ;)
I would strongly recommend buying a copy of "A Guidebook of United States Coins" , commonly called the redbook. While price guide part might not...
Nice find. Nothing wrong with putting it in a 2x2 and saving it if you think it's interesting. Unfortunately, it really isn't worth more than...
Absolutely damaged. Once you learn and understand the minting and die making processes, it will be obvious that a coin like this couldn't have...
Melted, welded, epoxy, gunk, it doesn't really matter. Whatever occurred did not happen at the mint. And if it didn't happen at the mint, it's...
Who played the part of Paddyman in the movie? Brad Pitt? Rodney Dangerfield? Gilbert Gottfried?
Sorry, just environmental damage. Some foreign substance is stuck to the reverse and it looks like the bubbles are exposed zinc starting to...
Sorry, but it is just environmental damage. It came in contact with something that reacted with the metal and caused the stain. It's not a mint...
It's a minor misaligned die (MAD). Keep it if you want, but it is only worth face value. They aren't too hard to find so if you keep looking you...
They could have been deposited by another customer and hung somewhere between the rejection mechanism and discharge chute. Your rejects may have...
Sorry, it's just machine doubling. See how it's flat and shelf-like. Notice how both the date and mm look doubled? Prior to 1989, the mint...
If you understand how dies are made, you'll know that this can't be accurate. A master hub presses a master die, which then press working hubs,...
Maybe the Corgi Manhattan Collection on the runway at fashion week [ATTACH] (sorry for hijacking and posting off topic. Now back to your...
It’s not a 0. It’s an artifact of the stain. There is a good chance that the copper plating was breached, and the zinc underneath has started to...
No clash. Remember that the highest points on the coin are the lowest points in the die. That's why you normally see clash marks in the field,...
You should see what I did to coins as a kid and in the Chem lab at College. You would be amazed at what concentrated Nitric Acid can do to a clad...
Nah, I think they wanted to burn you at the stake for making it sound like harsh cleaning methods like electrolysis is OK. Nobody cared about the...
The edge pics are indistinct, but you should look for the “punch and tear” characteristic. When a planchet is punched from a strip, the punch...
Chemistry and metallurgy analysis has shown that the removal of tarnish/toning removes the surface layer of the metal. Luster is caused light...
Coin Talk gets visits from numerous new collectors. While you are entitled to your opinion and free to do whatever you want with your coins, I...
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