It looks like machine doubling to me. Fun coin to save. Not worth much over face value but still fun to find.
Maybe a coin to trip a vending machine?
It's worth only a few cents but there are those that collect altered coins like this. You might find someone that will pay a few dollars for it....
I think you have it right. It's coated with something.
I think they started making the .999 to match stuff other countries make. It was something new for the mint and folks started collecting them.
You want the US mint to do something logical? :D
That's cool.
We are just messing with you. Someone will come along and answer your questions. I would just be guessing.
Sorry but it's just damage.
I have a few questions on this coin. If you look at the L&I and In God, it appears to be wear. You can look at the rest of the coin and tell that...
Our banks in the US are not healthy. They are no longer the money making machines they once were. They have reduced the workers from top to...
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With that much damage, we should be seeing a lot more zinc. It must have been treated/toned in some way to hide the work. Interesting coin but it...
Don't be sorry. It takes practice to take good images. It don't come easy. Finding true doubled die coins is not easy as well. I have never found...
The images don't show anything. I would bet what you are seeing is machine doubling and not die doubling.
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Strong price. That might keep folks away.
Let's hear it.
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Pretty coin. I went with PCGS 66. I picked PCGS just because I think you use them more than NGC. I went with 66 just because it has that look. I...
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