Nope, pre-82's(And copper 82's) definately CAN have laminations. One of the nicest ones I have found is about half way down this page:...
This is what I have:...
I bought a cheap chinese USB microscope from amazon. It doesn't take the best pictures but they are clear/close enough to be able to see what I am...
1983's are ripe with die cracks and clashes I believe. I think it has something to do with them switching from the copper to the zinc planchets...
Agreed.
Interesting...I would agree with Mickey59. As I understand it, post 82 Zincolns can't have laminations.
Not around me.
TBH, in my experience, 20k cents isn't that big of a sample size. Sometimes I go several hundred dollars between finds and then other times I hit...
Between Baltimore and D.C.
Those are both pretty nice. Congrats. I have found ~40 98's and ~50 00's and a lone 99 in over $10k worth of cents searched. Good luck on the rest!
No prob. Glad I could help :)
http://cuds-on-coins.com/ Everything you could want to know about CUDs.
It looks to be a CUD. Cool find.
Forget the doubled columns(?)....it looks like he has a....
It looks like a copy of a 5 dollar bill to be used as an example of what one looks like. I've seen similar things in my travels around the world...
What about the scratches on the reverse? Those caught my eye right away. Those and the strange coloration around the mint mark.
I don't think yours is the same thing torontokuba. I could be wrong...
Looks to be a plating bubble although the pic is a bit blurry.
Well you made at least $0.50 profit :)
Ahhhhh. That's why I keep you guys around. Keep me on my toes. :)
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