Why is it so shiny? Is it a 72P? Looks more like a proof in your pictures. Please provide pictures of the whole coin. EDIT: I believe all 72S...
I missed all the...fun(?). I was building lego with my son. This is what happens when I step away lol.
I'm enjoying an ice cold adult beverage while waiting
I have no idea what the zoomed in images are supposed to be. If you are talking about the line that runs vertically through the date, that is a...
Oof. This will be fun ;)
This. Your coin took a hit. Nothing else.
That is a proof. Not a business strike.
Looks more like a ding on the coin itself.
corrosion
I was wondering that myself.
It is 100 years old. How good will you look after 100 years of circulation? :P
Damaged.
Looks like it could be from die 4 https://www.pcgs.com/news/counterfeit-vs-authentic-1909-s-vdb-lincoln-cents
And learning is half the battle. The other half is stopping searching once you have started. It can be quite the addiction.
My apologies for not understanding that you would immediately think someone was messing with you instead of taking the answer that was written and...
Not an error. Damage from someone with too much time on their hands.
Before it landed in your jar it spent some time in a dryer...it's not an error. Look up "dryer coin".
That is the designer, James Earl Fraser's initial.
Looks like it spent some time in a dryer.
Def not worth the cost of grading. Cool coin in that it belonged to your grandfather. I would def keep it for that. You can get something like...
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