I agree with @frankjg The E suffered a hit or other damage that occurred after it left the mint. It is not a mint error
Your coin suffered a lot of environmental damage. There is a very high likelihood that whatever caused the corrosion and color change also caused...
I would suggest you find some new coin guys :rolleyes: Many members on here have been collecting for decades. They have studied the minting and...
Send the whole group of coins you've recently posted to PCGS to be graded. You'll have more than enough money to pay for college education and be...
If you like it, keep it. Even though it doesn't have a premium, You only have 10 cents invested in it. That's the beauty of collecting. You can...
Safeflips have some downsides. They are stiff so they can split if you keep opening and closing .If they do split the edges can be sharp and...
Yeah, Finding Bigfoot
1992P = PMD (post mint damage) 1985D = worn died. Common on many dimes in the 80s. No additional value 20??D = PMD. Looks like it was pressed....
Check your Redbook. A flying eagle cent weighs 4.68 grams.It was struck in a thicker planchet with 12% Ni. BTW, the weight info has been...
Regardless if it's a dryer coin or not, there are many, many, many ways for a coin to become damaged. Your coin DID NOT leave the mint like that....
Until 1989, the mm was punched into each die by hand. The depth and location can vary quite a bit. Your cent is normal
@Pickin and Grinin gave you the correct answer. Once the plating is breached, whether it's a bubble or split plating, the zinc can quickly...
Damage is damage is damage regardless of how it appears. As long as you understand that, then you can decide if it's worth saving or not.
You make a valid point, but a lot has to do with the storage environment. I have lived primarily in the northeast and have 2x2s with generic...
As you continue to search, you notice a lot of strange things on copper plated zinc cents from the 80s. Plating bubbles, linear plating blisters...
Like @paddyman98 and @Treashunt said it is damaged. Looks like it could be a dryer coin. Tumbling between the drum and outside wall. Fatter...
I am assuming you're referencing a coin in your "Raised" post. It's obvious that you didn't take the time to research how a brockage error...
The MAD on the 1996-D is much more than is usually found. Even though it may be tough to find a buyer that would give you buck or two, if I got...
Interesting idea, but why would they put the VP candidate 1st? McKinley was a sitting president during the 1900 election, and Roosevelt was just...
No it's just environmental damage. You can see the clad layer on your edge pic.
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