It looks like there is some machine doubling on the MM and date, but there may be something else going on. If you can ignore the flat machine...
One of the problems with YouTube videos is that they don't tell you the whole story about the 1964 SMS coins NO 1964 SMS WERE RELEASED INTO...
It looks like a bezel around it. Probably from a piece or jewelry, key chain or something similar
The crackout/upgrade game is extremely difficult to win. Essentially, you’re betting that you have the knowledge of the series and TPG grading...
Nicer pics of plating blisters
The anomalous regions are plating blisters. Relatively common on copper plated zinc cents
@Chris .c. You won't get any better advice than this. A Guide Book of United States Coins called the Redbook. Best $10-15 you'll ever spend on the...
Sorry, but it's just severe heat damage as others have said. Don't read too much into it. The high heat caused distortion, nothing more. Welcome...
I think @paddyman98 is correct. If the planchet was thin/irregular, the opposite area on the obverse would be very weak or missing and it's not....
I think it depends on where in the process the clad layer splits. The metal sheet is rolled to the specified thickness. If a layer falls off...
I have an old edition of Krause 19th Century and it's in there. Krause's track record on newer editions hasn't been great, so it wouldn't...
Krause 20th century starts with 1901. This would be included in the Krause 19th century volume
It all depends on the density of the metal. If the density is diff than the 90% silver coinage alloy and the weight is right, the size will diff...
Hey @Drakester65 how about some details on your friends coin. Wouldn't want people to think you were just trying to stir things up by being a...
I bet the set originally sold for 100x the retail estimate, too o_O
If you've looked at a lot of Morgan's over the years, it is pretty easy to spot. Unfortunately, a new collector can read and study, but there is...
Consider it a learning opportunity. There are many, many "SETS" put together by companies trying to separate the new collector from their money....
@Drakester65 It sounds like your friend found a significant doubled die. I would guess that a $600 coin isn't one of those micro doubled dies...
I thought you were the Grand Poobah? ;) To the OP. Sometimes people don't have time to give a long explanation, just short and to the point....
Consider it a learning experience. As others have said in the past, think of it as a tuition payment in the school of numismatics. We've all...
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