That is the big thing, if it grades at ms67. You have a nice coin there but I don't think it is anywhere near ms67. If you can post better...
Well, the coin guy doesn't sound very knowledgeable. If it was genuine silver he would have wanted it regardless of condition. If there is truly...
Yeah, either poorly plated or painted would account for the globs.
I am kind of torn between it being badly damaged or a cast counterfeit. If real it is worth a quarter, if counterfeit then worth nothing. Some...
I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary.
Checking sold listings on ebay, $35 to $40 is more like it. Nicer ones are going for $40 to $50.
No, that is a plating bubble starting at the bottom of the mintmark.
It is hard to imagine anyone paying more than face value for them as is. I would look through them for anything good.
Value is in whatever nickels are in there. Open up and see what you've got.
Did you read this thread that you posted in? It explains everything.
Not an error, it is just damaged by heat.
Absolutely has some value. Clear pictures obverse and reverse are needed to be sure, but it looks like it might be worth a couple of dollars.
OK, pics are good enough. It is a normal Philadelphia dime that looks like it has been polished.
Sounds like a normal Philadelphia minted dime, but without pictures it is just a guess.
It's nice enough for it's age that I would keep it. Value would only be one cent though.
Agreed, not a mintmark. Just a normal beat up Philadelphia cent.
Both coins are just damaged, face value.
War nickels are cheap, pick up a couple and test them side by side with the one in question.
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Sorry to say they are just regular cents that have been damaged. Either by heat or placing the coin between two pieces of a softer material and...
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