I think you're right about a fire. My guess is that a molten material came in contact with the coin and reacted with the copper. On the right...
Pretty good haul. Do you have low friends in high places at that bank? ;)
Bubble or did something try to punch through from the reverse?
This is what it needs to look like [IMG] (Pic From PCGS)
It's great that you made a profit. But I agree with some of the other comments that the First strike/Early Strike designation are marketing...
@Paul Cain. If the nickel was in the ground, the copper color is due to environmental damage. Please do not confuse responses to the other posts...
[IMG] Plus, I got to use the word "Pedantic" in a sentence. :confused:
It's hard to tell because your pics are blurred, but if there is an indent in the obverse, then it was pressed in a vice. If there is no indent,...
Current Lincoln Cents are plated. An electric current is used to deposit copper from a solution onto the zinc blanks. Dimes through dollars are...
It sounds like the errors are interesting, but not potentially valuable. I hope the information was helpful
That's an interesting question. I think that a single strike through error like this wouldn't be worth much of a premium (less than $1) and...
Now that you've posted all 3, it looks more like a "Strike Through" error. Interesting progression. You should keep them together as a set
Your first thought was correct. It is Post Mint damage. Crushed between something
I agree with Paddy. I would keep looking for the best, problem free example you can afford. This isn't a particularly rare or seldom offered...
Nah. My cheap coins now were cheap coins when I got them 10, 20, 30, or 40 years ago. Being in a 2x2 or slab wouldn't make a difference. There...
I have about 6-7 binders of world coins in 2x2s. Most are the cheap, pick box variety that I accumulated over my years of collecting. Cardboard...
Staple, staple, staple, staple. Crimp, crimp, crimp, crimp, crimp, crimp, crimp, crimp. I use dedicated, small pair of pliers (not needle nose)...
@Lawtoad got it
Technically, Doug is absolutely correct, but IMO, it depends on what you want to store. For my high grade, valuable raw coins, and...
There are known contemporary counterfeits of Spanish colonial coins and they are actively collected (I used to follow a Yahoo discussion group on...
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