It looks like you have a normal, circulated 1961 Dime.
It looks like a genuine steel cent with an altered date. Even though the original photo is blurry, it looks like the tail of the 3 may visible....
It is environmental corrosion
From the picture, it almost looks as if some plastic started to burn and adhered to the coin. It appears as if the textured area is raised and a...
I don't like the tape method. I feel that it doesn't seal the 2x2 tight enough and can allow the coin to move around. It's hard to enjoy looking...
There is too much wear to know for certain. Paddyman is probably right, buy see if Cherrypickers shows any other diagnostics that you can use to...
Sorry for the skepticism, but if it's authentic, you have something very rare. If you've weighed it on an accurate scale and it comes in at 3.11...
Welcome. I'll go out on a limb and predict that your contributions might be useful;)
Not enough to carry any premium
I do exactly as mynameispat does for exactly the same reasons. Buy a cheap pair of pliers at harbor freight and keep it separate from your other...
It looks like it was an encased cent at one time. Pressing it into the holder put caused the rim damage and probably caused the bowl shape. Not...
AMEN!
Olive oil is good for removing dirt and organic materials encrusting a coin. Although it can be slow, I've used it successfully on low grade,...
Your coin was acid dipped. As seen in Paddyman98's link, Orange Peel is a term to describe they effect seen on coins minted from heavily...
Conder101 is right. Zinc will leach into the copper plating bath. I recall reading (don't remember the source) that during the early days of...
I think the 2 might be OK. I always thought the original punch for the 2 didn't fit the coin but that's the design. It was fixed in 1942. I'm...
From the Snipping Tool so you'll have to recopy.
In case you're not already part of it, there is a chat group (part of the old Yahoo groups) dedicated to collecting 1 coin from every issuing...
Your coin has seen a lot of use. Heavily circulated coins have a much higher chance of being damaged. If you closely, the angle on the mark is...
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