Nothing in this mix. It'll happen eventually. Keep at it.
Agree with the 'liberated' cent folks. You may want to measure the diameter relative to one that wasn't encased.
The explanation provided by Fred makes sense. Weak strike will not move the material around fully and may be compounded by the zinc, which is...
@Fred Weinberg Would you know if during the 80's they were using Vertical or Horizontal presses? I also suspect that this effect of the 80s has...
As noted, this is a combination of things. Grease and the die stage are affecting the quality of the detail in the devices. This is localized to...
I had to pull out my State Quarter collection to understand this. 'Upright' is the second sun 'ray'. Also had to confirm that the object on the...
The DDO is the more significant attribute of the coin. Fun find!
Nothing at Variety Vista either. It's an unattributed minor DDO.
A couple of things: I don't see a match for 001-003. The TY do not appear the same as your specimen. I see some added thickness to the TY on...
What do you think you see here?
Can you back out a bit to bring the images into better focus?
Sorry @Amberlarry22 - your photos are a bit out of focus. The marks by the initials appear to be going in opposite direction...but it is blurry....
Silly people live longer...I'm counting on it!!! ;)
Same as above. It's difficult to find a new variety for an old date, especially since there are a number of folks searching UNC cents for any...
I don't see it. But these aren't my specialty.
The 1995 is more notable for a pivoted doubling. Here are some reference photos - [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
I bought a used Commodore PET with cassette tape drive. Loading a program took forever. I taught myself Basic language back then, programmed a...
Older cellphones have more power and will work in areas where smartphones will not (and usually for longer periods between charges). Could be...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/book-on-countermarked-coins.262374/
Another beauty!! Valuable nickel.
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