You should visit and come detect with me for a year. You will change your mind. The "loss" belongs to the people who have lost the huge amount of...
I've been at this for over 60 years. I will give you a couple of pieces of advice, and then I will leave the issue alone. #1. If you are looking...
Th The brown color looks to go all the way down the side of it. I'm trying to get better pictures. I just don't want to pay to get it graded if...
That falls very close to the nominal quarter weight of 4.67 grams and well within the tolerance (and may even be closer if your scale only has a...
It would help tailor a response if you told us your area of copper coin collecting interest. I am going to assume that your interest is in early...
Well, if the part of the machine making contact with the coin is starting from the outer edge, I guess it makes sense that the outermost digit is...
Your image is inline with my experience with crimper damage. Sad really
Yes, I was looking for one of those pictures. I think that solves it, if you look at how the circle is going through that last digit. It would...
some coin rolling machines can cause more (or less) damage. [ATTACH]
It's theorized these are caused by the mechanism that crimps the ends of the rolls as these coins are fitted in the rolls, so, e.g., they're...
I'm in the same camp as you. I collected as a kid - late 50's - got sidetracked in '66 and didn't get back in till about 2 years ago. That's my...
@51Caveman …the date is incused. This is why the rolling machine damage you see across all four numerals is not affected by the scrape, they are...
Looks like damage from a coin rolling machine.
I know, very scientific of me and my one roll sampling :joyful: Some of you that Mint rolls and fresh solid vendor rolls are my favorite kinds of...
Hello again, Saw this interesting Wheatie the other day, figured I'd post it here and get some opinions on it. It's a 1910 P with what I (at...
I think you might want to revisit your logic. Where would the D's come from as they would be a different size and font to those used for the coins...
The ridge ring is caused by a worn/deteriorating die. Damage from a rolling machine is further away from the edge.
It is a thin coin, no zinc is showing. The crater next to the last A/AMERICA is deeper than 8 microns, but still no zinc showing.
Occams razor would suggest your 2.5 gm U.S. minted one cent piece with memorial reverse was minted on the lower weight zinc planchet. If it were...
I agree with others about his being a spender. Your own assessment of it having a circular gouge on the reverse is most likely from a coin rolling...
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