Well, that certainly clarifies things
Your second choice is correct :happy: Top coin has split plating and is starting to corrode (zinc rot) and the bottom one was squeezed after it...
That's good. If not, you would have to rely on what you were supposed to learn about handling chemicals in High School Chem Lab:yack:
Could that pertain to Chemists as well? :wacky:
There are a couple chemists on CT and there have been some good "how To" threads posted in the past. Search the archives
@Newcoinboy2018 . You've been hanging around here for a little while. I strongly recommend buying "A Guidebook Of United States Coins" (The...
What @Jaelus said
It is worth face value in countries that accept the Euro. Look up the current exchange rate and multiply by 0.20.
Could be a small die chip, or damage. The coin has a lot of surface marks/scratches/dings. Even if it is a die chip, I don't believe it adds any...
Environmental damage
You made a typo Randy. I think you meant to type 1980 as the first year they used mint marks on dimes. ;)
Sorry but it was damaged after it left the mint. It's not an error and only worth face value
It's a dryer coin. PMD
Agree - Environmental damage
It's called mechanical or machine doubling. It's common and adds no additional value.
It is absolutely NOT a missing clad layer
Looks like it's a strike through error. Die breaks are raised
1873-1878 if the imperial eagle on the reverse is the small type and 1904-1916 if it's the large type. Maybe @furryfrog02 will know ;)
@RachelRuth Does it match up with anything on Variety Vista or Wexler's Doubled Die sites?
Nothing unusual. Just an old, worn cent. Probably has some dirt other "corruption" (as my Dad used to say when describing dirty, grimy metal in...
Separate names with a comma.
