Third world grading company. Awesome. Love the coin.
There is better lighting on this one, but I have to wonder if the direct light is washing out what I saw as gray before and is now whiter. It's...
If this is an MS coin and I am not doubting the 2 posts above, it is one of the more interesting MS coins I've seen. Even in low MS grades there...
The core is not copper. It is an alloy of copper and silver. The outer layers are 80% silver and 20% copper which is bonded to an inner core of...
Yes I'm not seeing anything at all. It didn't leave the mint looking like this.
There aren't any steel cents except 1943 and a handful from 1944. Your coin has been plated. It might look cool, but that's where it ends. As...
I don't think it's a 64. It has a more grayish color. I would be in the 50's.
Home Depot is down 11 points today. Good thing I bought it at 27.
wood_ster Yes salt, sun, sand and water can really eat away that metal. Still a nice find for MD.
The coin in post #32 is not from normal circulation wear. If it was in acid, it can easily lose half it's weight.
Maybe. Such a minor thing, I ignore that kind of stuff. You can look at any coin with magnification and find anomalies.
I'm assuming the Omega's used gold? So if it's not a rare date in question, there's always melt value. And it seems like the Omega has some infamy...
Not an error. The die that struck this coin could have been old, and the details which used to be crisp became mushier after it crunched out...
Sandblasted was also my first thought. It also could be a metal detecting beach find. It doesn't take too long in the sand and sun, salt air and...
There are a couple of possibilities. Sometimes people take the plating off, and reveal the zinc underneath. That would be damage and it's worth 1...
It never is. Without the proper documentation and provenance, I don't know (if any) what the markers are to prove it, even if you found one.
Dollar coin in good condition. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I like the 51-S and this is in very nice shape.
Are those last ancients, horses head coins?
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