I had to watch it Hillarious!
I believe you answered your self in the last paragraph of your statement, and that is cents weighing 2.5 are Zinc.
Might even need to be "featured" for a while. It rarely gets used correctly.o_O
Here is a 46' in RB. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The reason it isn't Red is because of the carbon spots on the reverse. This shouldn't be difficult.
The clash also looks visible between the back legs, and possibly part of the hair at the S. Nice example!
See how the doubling is surrounding the devices. Easily seen in WE. This is die deterioration doubling, or DDD. By the way much better photos...
Some can be accidental if caught in a rotating machine, but most are because someone had too much time on their hands.
A quarter.
I can't vote None apply
There is to much reflection shown in the photos to tell anything. I can't find any descriptors to tell what I am looking at. My best guess is die...
It looks like an 80P to me. https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/jefferson-five-cents-pscid-25/1980-p-5c-ms-coinid-14104
Gotcha I was looking at this medal, But I see that it was made in bronze also but with a different portrait obv....
I had to take a look. Found it! http://www.maddieclashes.com/tdc-5c-1914-01/ The OP's looks to be in much better shape than the one referenced.
Welcome to CT! Those aren't die chips they are the result of a die clash. Can you post full size photos of the coin. Both Obverse and Reverse....
The pictures aren't very helpful. I would guess the same as Paddyman, but could easily be damaged.
What is the white on the inside? I would try to get through that first, and identify the Obv. The definition in CNG says that these are AR. Is...
That is a brown cent, the photos aren't clear enough to tell what grade it is. Red is reserved for mint red color, this doesn't have any.
This was my point in the post above yours. Looking at the two RDV's will tell you that the only difference is the flared G in FG. Wide AM exists...
There has been a few posts lately with off center wheat cents being fake one is a 55 DDO. I would check it out and make sure it is real.
I The question was 88 WAM only. It is thoroughly confusing to say WAM in this attribution. Using RDV-005 and RDV-006 I am unable to see any...
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