Your first glance was correct. Whatever hit the rim and caused the gouge/damage, forced some of the metal into the field. The extra star that...
Over the years, I've always tried to find, join and participate in local coin clubs in my area. I've belonged to clubs that had former ANA...
Environmental damage. Possibly heat.
Thanks. That makes sense. I was thrown by the stronger devices in the field next to the bust of the original strike. Probably the metal from...
Maybe this is a dumb question, but could someone explain how the original obverse rim at 7:00 is intact? Lincoln's head on the 2nd strike looks...
It was in an acidic environment. That caused the copper core to erode away and leave the surface pitting/damage
5 Pence coins in the UK are like nickels in the US. Common, common, common. Is there a specific reason why you believe your coin would be worth...
On a larger monitor, they look like die polish marks. The die may have clashed or had some other light damage that the mint technicians tried to...
No, they made lots of Series 1999 in all denominations. Somebody may have confused the story with the 1963B Barr dollars. Joseph Barr was only...
Sorry, but your coin has so much corrosion damage that it’s going to be nearly impossible for an expert or TPG to determine if it’s an 8/7. In...
It needs to match exactly, and I don't think yours does. Look at the bottom of the R in AMERICA on the VV pic. Now look at yours. Not the same....
Nice pics. Looks flat and shelf-like to me (you know the drill). Did you check Wexler's Doubled Die or the Variety Vista to see if anything...
@Rick Stachowski I'm having trouble trying to understand how a raised rim around a hole could be anything other than PMD. Even if was a strike...
The responses to the previous post said it wasn't an error. If you have a question, you should post a pic and start a new thread
Thanks for the reference. I learned something new. I don’t think the defect on the coin you posted is due to tensile stresses. Error-ref says...
That one confuses me. I could see if a gas bubble near the surface was trapped and when struck, built up pressure that was released when the die...
The 4th ? (belt buckle) may be an M. The 1st ? may be D or E. Your other letters matched my guess. I found a couple of images that look similar...
If you search the archives in CT you'll find numerous different dates that have been plated. I have a 57-D wheat cent as well as a couple early...
I know this won't be helpful because I have no significant knowledge of Jetons, but it looks too crude for a Krauwinckel. The images that I've...
Clad. 80%/20% silver/copper outer layer bonded to a 20.9%/79.1% Ag/Cu core. (Info courtesy of the Redbook. No way on God's green earth I would...
Separate names with a comma.
