If you like it and find it interesting, then it's a good coin to keep
See the ring running through all the letters? It was caused by the end crimper of a coin rolling machine. It is a damaged coin, not an error
Take a pic of the clipped edge. You should be able to tell if it was punched or ground down by the surface appearance. Based on the other...
I agree. Something appears to have started to corrode the coin and the blue-green spot looks like it could by residue from the PVC platicizer....
@159miller First of all, welcome to coin talk. Being new, you probably don't know the players yet, but you received responses from some very...
I don't have this in my older Cherrypickers Guide, but I do have a copy of the 1991 edition The Complete Guide to Barber Dimes by David Lawrence....
To clarify. The mint is pressing these at multiple coins/second! With any high speed, automated process a tech and/or QC Inspector will check at...
PMD by someone with too much time on their hands. You can see the displaced metal on either side of each "Reed" That indicates it was squeezed...
. Asking the question wasn't an issue, but continuing to insist that you have a dime inside a cent after receiving numerous responses to the...
The area around the rim is likely a minor struck through error. Regarding the toning, as others have said, the mint sealing process isn't...
If your looking to get rich, this is not the way to do it. @rickmp is correct, your coins aren't worth very much. However, If you're looking to...
Fake jumped right out as soon as I opened the post. @Beefer518 points out some of the details. Don't bother, it won't be authenticated.
A simplified explanation is metal flow. Dies are basined, meaning they have a slight curvature with the centers of the obv and rev being slightly...
I also believe it's damage Compare it to these http://www.varietyvista.com/09b%20WQ%20Vol%202/Over%20Mintmarks.htm
An old $20 that is unlikely to be worth any significant amount over face would be fun to have in your pocket at a coin show or coin shop. Just...
Nope
No. You can clearly see where the top of the 7 used to be on your pic. As @paddyman98 said, it was hit. Copper is a soft metal and is...
US Nickels are 75% copper.
Heat related PMD caused the coin to warp Always best to start a new thread. Welcome to CT
Your coin shows two characteristics of machine doubling 1. A flat shelf like appearance 2. The letters are thinner than normal Take a look at the...
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