That is the correct weight for a copper coated zinc cent.
Looking forward to it!
Looks like the D took a hit from something. Just damage I would say.
Just a normal cent with plating issues. The copper plated zinc cents can show all kinds of bubbles, wrinkles etc.
That is a very interesting article, and it really makes much more sense than the old accepted theories. Hibernias apparently circulated pretty...
Lincoln cents have been stamped with many different images by private companies to sell as novelties. One set was stamped with the outlines of...
This looks better!https://www.numislit.com/pages/books/1372/sydney-f-martin/the-hibernia-coinage-of-william-wood-1722-1724
https://www.amazon.com/Hibernia-Coinage-William-Wood-1722-1724/dp/0615153968 Definitely the best book available. Don't know if you can find one at...
Welcome to the forum. All I can see is evidence of almost fifty years of circulation. Lots of wear, dings, scratches but that is about it.
No error, just damage. I don't know what happened to the poor thing but it has had a rough life!
The date and mintmark would be on the edge. What is on the reverse?
Not sure what they would grade, but they do have some fingerprints on them that would impact the value.
Normal weight for a 1973, sounds like two normal cents.
What on earth does a Sacagawea dollar have to do with this coin? They didn't even make the Sacagawea until 7 years after this coin! This is just...
It is hard to understand people putting out hard earned money without the knowledge of what they are buying. There are many very poor fakes that...
I have seen lots of them partway through the process of discoloration. The reason you see so many that look the same is because once they reach...
I don't see any of those things in the pictures. The color looks like something spilled on it and stained it.
Just a normal 1993 cent that has seen it's share of damage. I see discoloration and plating blisters but that is about it.
Could be glue or polyurethane or something of the like as well. If so acetone would remove it.
Hommer, I am a bit confused by your statement. The poster's note is one of the 1864 notes, actually one of the last printed. The Confederacy had...
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