It's not really a US mint product per se. It's a trial strike commissioned by the US Mint and produced by DuPont.
http://uspatterns.com/p5389.html Only 9 believed to have been struck. Not strictly a coin, because it doesn't have a denomination or the proper...
Nice coin. Looks VF20 to me.
@Copper56, did you at least get a refund from eBay on the fake?
Unquestionably FS. It looks like there are two dings on the cheek. If so, that might limit you to 65 FS. Otherwise, I'd say 66 FS.
A coin is "details" graded if it has a problem that keeps it from grading cleanly. To arrive at the details grade, just ignore the problem and...
Lol... well, at that level of circulation, with likely environmental damage on top of that, any tooling near the date or obvious signs of casting...
If it weren't so worn, it should weigh 12.5 grams. 12.4 is probably reasonable at that level of circulation, but 12.7 is way overweight.
Fake or altered date.
Still check for doubling, then. There are a ton of DDO, DDR, and even some tripled and quadrupled dies.
Somebody got bored and smooshed it with some pliars or something.
It's a Lincoln cent with a die crack in the word LIBERTY between the B and E. The crack resembles an I sometimes, but sometimes just looks like a...
Nope. I bet if you sent it in 10 times, it'd come back VF35 80% of the time and VF30 the other 20%. But, don't do that. Just enjoy it as it is.
Yeah, the equivalent of your car analogy would be improperly handling or cleaning scarce or classic coins. Just don't mention that you collect...
Based on reading his postings here, these reviews, and perusing his web site, I knew Mike was a well-respected dealer with a good eye for quality....
I don't see anything special on the 1964. I'm assuming it's a business strike because it looks lustrous, but those rims look proofy to me. In any...
I agree with @Kirkuleez: either cast or real but corroded.
No idea how common they are, but I like it!
A general guideline is that any place that has a relatively constant environment and is comfortable for humans will be okay for coins in terms of...
Ok, so, what gives these away as fakes? The photos don't show any luster, and the surfaces look lifeless and weird. The 1833 seems to have a...
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