Since you report finding it in a mint roll I suspect that yes it is a copper wash/sintered planchet coin. It often happens during the annealing...
In regard to its bullion value, no not a bit. But in in the eyes of those who collect these coins - yes. Collectors find the spots detracting and...
Milk spots (what most folks call the whitish spots) are not uncommon on ASEs. They are the result of the washing process the planchets go through...
The pics aren't the best, but based on them I think the O coin would have likely graded 64, but it appears to have been harshly cleaned. I think...
CT, my opinion, and likely everyone else's, is based on the pics - keep that in mind. It could be that it is the pics making the coin look like...
In my mind this is like asking what kind of ice cream is better - chocolate or vanilla ? Some folks are gonna say one or the other. But somebody...
Ruben I gotta say, your pics, because of the way they reflect the light, make the coin look like it is polished to me. I rather doubt that it is...
I hate grading these things - but what the heck. NGC - AU58 EAC - XF45 ME - XF45
OK Carter I'll tell ya what - I don't normally do this, but in this instance I will. If you really want to collect with an eye to the future then...
Howdy woodman - Welcome to the Froum !! I can't help much with the cent, based on the pics I can't tell what if anything is going on. As for...
I think it looks like RPM-013 as listed in CONECA. Perhaps others can provide additional info.
If it was, I'd go buy all of them and I'd be rich :D But I'm not:( Finding undervalued coins can be done but it usually requires a good bit of...
All Proof coins are struck at least twice, but they don't usually exhibit any signs of it other than an ultra sharp strike. But every so often one...
I'd have to say VF, a bit too much wear for me to grade it XF.
Howdy mks - Welcome to the Forum !! If you really want to have the coin graded ANACS is about your only choice for this coin. The other top...
If you buy a scale just be sure that you buy one that weighs to within 1/100 of a gram.
Howdy Maurice - Welcome to the Forum !! Boy Howdy !! You know how to start things off with a bang ! According to the Krause catalog that coin,...
There are a multitude of cleaners on the market - Koinsolv, Jewluster, MS70, eZest, Speedip, Coin Care, Uni-Solvent - etc etc etc. Most, if not...
Graded on details - F15.
DUH !! [IMG] Of course it's not an RPM :o What I meant to say was that it's possibly a repunched date. But now that I think of it, that may...
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