Not burnt. High heat will cause bubbling and warping of the surfaces to go along with discoloration. Yours is only discolored/corroded due to...
@kountryken …sometimes die erosion/deterioration will mimic machine doubling. It depends on where in the life-cycle of the die that the erosion...
Die Deterioration along with circulation wear. Comparing with listings at Wexler or Variety Vista is always a good thing to do when you suspect...
The targeted diameter of the Trump coin is 3 inches/7.6cm. Google: “size of Trump coin”…(Google is your friend, if you can believe what it tells...
Specifically, he is ignorant of the die-making process and unfamiliar with the way the Mint produces coins. Makes one wonder how in the...
I voted AU58. Agree with @ddddd and @Mr.Q …Spark
Why is it called a “booby head”?
I was wrong. I thought I gave you a like earlier but I didn’t. That has been corrected…Spark
I gave you a like back in March, and another today…Gold Rush gold is hard to beat and the very coolest with the note. The best I got was a...
I’m certain you no longer need my help.
By all means, your family comes first. But, even if you had the funds you wouldn’t want to try and get it graded…yet. There are too many...
…I called it copper because I gave him the benefit of the doubt when he said the weight was 3.1 grams. Up to now, he has stated the weight at...
That is a 1982 Philadelphia Small Date Copper. That is surface damage, not a “D” mintmark. I have never seen a 1982-D of any kind look like that.
Agree. But, on the other hand, that mintmark does not look normal size. I am also inclined to agree with @Collecting Nut that it is indeed a...
Details better more so the reverse, but I think you did pretty doggone good. I see listings of PrAg/ $100, G4/$180 and VG8/$318. If you flipped...
Die chip, commonly called an interior die break (IDB) now. This is minor and common but yes an error. Does not command a substantive premium of...
Morgan and Peace VAMs use die cracks to help identify die marriages, these would do the same for an 1812 half dollar, I would think. The value...
The left end goes under the P/PLURIBUS. The middle and right end rides on top of the hair, cotton bolls and 2nd U/UNUM. So, it looks like a...
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