No it is just damaged, no question.
Only worth face value.
Plating would also explain ever so slightly heavy.
Just toned, the copper core sometimes doesn't show and the weight is close enough to be within tolerance.
Ms68 would not be a circulated coin, coins in those high grades are generally hand selected from sealed mint sets and then graded. The odds of...
The fifty cents is probably about right. Still nice to find a decent coin of that age though.
Yup, one cent.
Thinking the same thing, I am no error guy though.
What does the reverse look like?
Fake beyond a doubt. Typical souvenir type cast replica.
Normal cent, 1990 Philadelphia mint cents have no mint mark.
Read through this thread, it is all explained.
I am sure there are errors of every year, mintmark and denomination. With the number of coins being produced, mistakes will happen.
There is only one genuine coin known and thousands of replicas so the odds of it being real are beyond astronomical. If you read this thread, you...
Most likely five cents. Unless it is extremely high grade it would be worth just face value.
Can you tell us a little about your coin? A description, date, mintmark, denomination?
As stated, the coin you pictured in the slab is quite valuable, yours however is worth five cents. Condition is everything.
Every year has errors, you will need to be more specific. What error do you see on your coin?
No such thing as a no P proof. All proofs were minted in San Francisco. The difference between a proof and business strike are discussed in this...
It's really only worth face value, five cents. There is no reason to have it graded. Which I imagine they would just call it genuine,...
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