This thread's summary "as I understand it"... The theory put forth by @FredWeinberg (as explained by @Oldhoopster) is that someone intentionally...
Welcome to Coin Talk. Awesome coin for your first post. Your coin has received damage. And that damage was done post strike, and is not an error...
Got it! (Also, got through the box there were a total of 29 in the same spot). Thanks again, I learned a lot.
My personal opinion, the cent pallet from the mint was spiked with a forklift fork during transportation somewhere along the way, and likely one...
Thank you for this great answer! Yes the damage is similar, it goes from a lesser extent on a couple of them to the one I posted last night. I...
Yes. Here's the "scoop" and answer to your question. If a coin shows no signs of circulation wear, it is "uncirculated", it doesn't matter where...
This isn't from a rolling machine , you can see it's part of the inlay image just not cut off it just continues over the year . But to the some...
Pictures aren't very helpful but I think what you are trying to capture in your pictures is known as "rolling machine damage". Coins go in to a...
It is most likely damage from a coin rolling machine.
Yes, definitely damage from a cone rolling machine or other circular based damage as there's a middle area to it too which is not indicative of a...
That appears to be damage from a coin rolling machine or vending machine.
It looks like damage from a rolling machine to me.
That is damage caused by a coin rolling machine.
Welcome to the neighborhood @Jhnby1017. PMD as mentioned, but to go further, if you look closely at your coin, you will see a circular line on the...
Judging by the rim damage, it would seem that your coin spent some rolling around inside a dryer.
Pure damage. Errors happen at various stages of the mint process, not rolling around the road
Sorry, but its' damage. It looks like it was repeatedly tumbled, which forced the soft copper to thin and fold over. You can see how the thin...
The third photo of the Innovation Dollar (edge) shows damage - the coin got jammed in a counting/rolling machine. The Adams dollar looks like a...
I know distilled water. I will let someone else speak on acetone. Pure distilled water should be neutral with a pH of 7 immediately after...
It's called PMD or post mint damage. This is common and it's worth face value. The damage was caused by a coin rolling machine as mentioned....
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