Flat and shelflike = MD. Also notice that there is no evidence of separate serifs. Your coin is a good example of MD and would be good to...
Nice to see Bud back. Was he on vacation for awhile? (Not worried about going offtopic, this thread turned into a trollfest anyway)
These are mint packaging mistakes, not coin errors. They have no additional value and can even reduce the value of the set since many people...
Your coin suffered a lot of damage. That makes it difficult to assess the grade. The damage also significantly reduces any numismatic value
It was hit by something after it left the mint. Copper is a soft metal and you can see where the metal was moved/displaced from the hit. Sorry,...
Prior to 1989, mintmarks were punched into the die by hand.
It looks counterfeit to me. Cartoonish portrait, the mintmark is wrong, and the date digits are wrong. I recall another thread with a...
Either DDD like @paddyman98 and @Seattlite86 said or maybe some split plating around the date. Either way, it isn't a true doubled die and not...
Back in April, there was a big push from organizations like the ANA asking collectors to release interesting coins like this back into circulation...
Most metal detecting finds are not considered "collectable" coins. What I mean by collectable are coins that are readily bought, sold, and...
Acetone WILL NOT react with the metal surface of a coin
@Fred Weinberg @JCro57 @paddyman98 , I was wondering the same thing. The probability of it happening must be incredibly low. A planchet would...
Did you compare your coin to the ones listed on variety vista and doubleddie.com? While you are checking out Wexlers doubled die site, click on...
Based on @Fred Weinberg comments in the previous posts and Dr Wiles' comparison to the Superbird quarter that @Nick57 provided, it sounds like...
It is not worn or struck from a deteriorated die. It's damaged. Probably a fire as indicated by the black deposits. I don't see anything...
Something sqeezed/crimped the rim. Sorry, just PMD
Worn reverse die showing "orange peel" deterioration. Some small die cracks on the left side of the Monticello. Die gouge through the T (it looks...
Based on your pics, the raised areas that you see look like displaced metal along the edges of a scratch
Agree with @John Burgess Its a dryer coin @Randy Abercrombie www.error-ref.com has a nice explanation and pic of dryer coins
CT gets a lot of newbie questions. A lot of members really enjoy helping these people learn and grow in numismatics. The downside is when a new...
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