Look like die chips. Cool, but not worth anything over face value
It looks similar to coins that have spent some time soaking in an acidic solution. The acid etches away the surface relatively evenly, but the...
It appears that there may be larger grains in the copper which could be an indication of an improper alloy, contamination, or an annealing issue....
Cool find. Unfortunately, die cracks like this don't really carry much of a premium. However, I would keep it if I found it.
@RevGCD The person who gave you that information has no idea what they're talking about. Your coin suffered significant damage after it left the...
Darn, I had a chance to reread my post and I thought @JgCoinHunter74 was referring to the rolling machine to make “blanks”. I jumped on it...
Or Choice 3 - The 7 suffered a hit which caused the metal to be displaced outward. As the 7 was hit the metal spread outward. PMD, nothing more
There is a town in the Harz Mountains called Wildemann (translation = Wildman). It's near Goslar (where Chris' last coin was minted) and...
I'm not trying to be rude, but the damage on the OPs coin cannot be from the rolling machine. It is PMD
When trying to identify an error coin, you should never use the line "I don't know how it was damaged so therefore it must be an error". Always...
I don't think it's a clash. Just stray marks on a coin loaded with them. The highest points on the coin are the lowest parts of the die. How...
I understand you see something different, but it can't occur during the minting process. This article may help. If the letters are truly...
These are very common and many made their way back to the US with soldiers returning home. The A mint mark is for Berlin, which is also the most...
I don't have the links handy, but I strongly recommend you spend time doing some research on how dies and coins are made. A working hub is used...
Other than being harshly cleaned, it doesn't look unusual.
From a process and metallurgy standpoint, I don't think a test mark is going to survive, even in the unlikely event the planchets were to make it...
Your coin is worn and damaged. The same thing that caused the rim dings and huge gouge in the field and head likely caused the gouge/hit that you...
I did some very very quick and dirty calculations. It appears that the test ball is 1/16". In order to get a 60 hardness measurement (listed in...
Looking at the edge should tell you. Go back through the archives and you'll find examples
It is a well worn and damaged example of a common quarter. You have 1 of over 1,800,000,000 minted For any new collector, I strongly recommend...
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