It occurs when the obverse and reverse dies are not set properly in the press, they do not quite line up with each other. They could be...
It is just the impression of another coin in the glue. You can probably remove the glue with acetone to verify. Be careful with the acetone...
Yes, the whole point of "what's it worth" is to ask questions, and those who don't want to help don't have to. As stated though, a little more...
As stated, the two dimes are silver, so have some value. The rest are just damaged.
Fake beyond a shadow of a doubt, it is one of the common souvenir type cast copies.
It did, Lincoln's bust looks noticeably larger on your coin to me.
I love the goldish/brassy color these "Bath metal" coins can have. Nice one.
Done it myself quite few times, never turned gold. Either by heat or other means, the coin is just damaged or fake as stated , no way it can be...
I used to do this by heating a zinc cent to the point where it just begins to melt and sort of spreads out.
Good luck on your venture!
No, it is a normal nickel. It is from being buried, I see it all the time metal detecting.
I don't really understand your question, but a 1976 nickel with no mint mark is just a normal coin minted in Philadelphia. In circulated...
I agree with the spooning and the "about the same size". Can you post a picture of it with a normal quarter for comparison?
Looks like it is in a bezel.
Agreed, hard to say from that picture but looks like it may have been polished.
Agreed, it is just that I was always taught you needed to look at both sides of a coin to grade it, just seems like it would have been better to...
Pretty much face value for all of those unless there is something in there that I am missing.
Who knows, could have been a sales promotion of some kind where a bunch of 1957 d cents were plated and given out.
Pretty simple, if you really don't think it is plated submit it to a reputable third party grader like pcgs for authentication.
It looks like it just got banged up, flattening the letters a little.
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