You've been hanging on CT for awhile. Time to get a copy of "A Guidebook of United States Coins" by RS Yeoman. If you ignore the pricing data,...
Sorry, but it's damage. The circular cut on the forehead is likely from a coin rolling machine. The other marks appear to be random hits and dings
You have yet to offer a plausible explanation on how the mark on your coin could be strike through like you claim. You are making the common...
Damage. See the raised areas on the right hand side? That's displaced metal. Whatever hit the coin pushed the metal up on the edges. This is a...
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In total agreement that an old scratch would have the same toning as the coin. HOWEVER it's newer, not 50 years old. I've seen some on high...
@Avery G. It's a scratch. @alurid gave you the explanation in the copied post. If you look closely at your pics, you can see displaced metal at...
Flat and shelf like = mechanical doubling
That is a great find.
Die scratch IMO. The raised letters are incuse on the die, so it would be easy for a scratch not to affect the letters. I don’t believe it is a...
Somebody removed the copper plating after it left the mint
It was definitely soaked in acid.
Devils notes, 2 digit binaries, etc are just eBay hype. While your note is interesting, it is not something that interests serious collectors....
It looks like environmental damage. Copper is a very reactive metal and loves to combine with all kinds of stuff that comes in contact
Understanding the die making process is the key to understanding why the T on your coin cannot be a Y. Individual letters are not punched into...
Learning how to spot and treat BD is an important part of collecting ancients. As others have said, the best thing to do is to learn how to spot...
As others have said, you have a minor filled die error. Cool coin IMO and a real error, but you would have to be lucky to find someone who would...
@AMA The majority of errors you'll find in circulation, such as die chips, filled dies, die cracks, etc., will be minor and not add any value to...
All of the 64 SMS coins were found in the estate of a former director in the 80s. These coins were then certified by a TPG and auctioned. Did...
IT'S NOT AN ERROR! Your coin was damaged after it left the mint. It is not a dropped letter. Please, do not list this on eBay as an error...
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