I don't know who the dealers were, but that explanation just doesn't hold water. Any chip or break in the die would leave a raised area where the...
Sounds like a normal copper coated zinc cent, just face value.
I sure can't see anything wrong with the legend.
I'm interested in seeing the pictures.
THIS!!! You can never expect to identify what is or isn't an error without a good knowledge of how coins are made. Then and only then will you...
He was not lying, just mistaken. A dime can't be struck on a cent planchet because it is too big to fit the dime coining chamber. If you feel...
Yes, very common. No mint mark simply means they are from the Philadelphia mint. Most years more common than the mint marked coins.
Looks to be a normal Canadian cent with no real numismatic value.
Wow, what happened to that? Looks like it was scrubbed with sandpaper!
Canada most certainly did NOT mint cents for the US in 1936.
Yep, normal circulation marks.
You can post pictures to be sure but it sounds like zinc corrosion. If it is there is no getting rid of it, it only gets worse.
What kind of coin is it? Can you post a picture?
No it is just damaged. the zinc coated cents can be enlarged by putting between two pieces of wood or leather and pounding with a hammer.
Sorry I missed it before, but welcome to the forum. Normal modern coins usually don't have much value unless very high grade, but post some...
Any that did get out were sold only in proof sets, they were not released into circulation.
OK, finally! No yours is not the valuable one. There were a few proof cents minted in San Francisco accidentally without the S mint mark. There...
But what about it do you think will make it valuable? There were over 6 billion 1990 cents minted in Philadelphia, what makes this one different?
You need to be more specific about what you think may make the coin valuable, do yo see an error or feel it is very high grade?
That is exactly what coin collecting is about to me, history you can hold in your hand!
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