A neutral color, like gray, is a better background color. White will throw your color balance off, depending on your equipment and magnification....
@Richard Kennedy …go to doubleddie.com and read everything on the site, especially the section on “Worthless Doubling”. It lists examples of...
My theory is…these are clad coins, 2 outer layers over a central copper core. This one may have just had a brittle piece break off.
It is KM#936a, copper plated steel. Plating issue.
So far they have been mostly cents, the oldest 1961 and the newest at 1991. I have found 1 worn out dime from 1984. I sorted about half last...
An alternative to Numista: Go to NGC homepage, Resources, Price Guides. They list a range of prices per condition and other info. To navigate...
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