But what can happen is a cent planchet being struck with nickel dies - the smaller cent planchet fits inside the larger nickel collar just fine....
It is as I expected. Others can give you a better explanation, but in a nutshell the copper plating is bubbling up because the zinc under it is...
Amen to that !! It's not Unc either.
Count your blessings that you didn't. If you examine the pic closely you can see the remains of the 5 that was clumsily changed into a 3.
Howdy elkitt - Welcome to the Forum !! If you can, please post pics of the coins. It will help greatly in trying to answer your questions.
First of all you need to understand the differences between the terms uncirculated, Proof and first strike. Proof is a method of manufacture - not...
I was talking about the 1882-CC in the quote above. After the mint struck these coins the mint placed the coins in canvas bags containing 1000...
Yeah I'd say it's AU
No they are not dipped. ( And in the quote above I was talking about the '84. ) That's the nice thing about the coins in the GSA holders - they...
Check the dates just in case - Kennedy halves through 1970 do contain silver.
Can't say for sure without seeing the coin but it sounds like you might have a broadstrike error.
Assuming it is an '82 or later coin, it sounds like it has issues with the copper plating.
I could agree about the coin being reprocessed - but I fail to see how reprocessing could do that to the date. It looks like a reprocessed coin...
Here is your pic Ruinz - [IMG] All I can make out is a badly corroded cent :confused:
I think the first US Proof coins were struck in 1834.
Hmmmmm - now that was a surprise. If the coin has wear - I can't see it in the pic :confused:
The marks on the cheek appear to be very few & minimal to me. It's the marks behind the head, even though they are in a secondary area, that would...
LOL !! Now Bone you wouldn't be trying to pull one on me would ya ? Like taking a pic to make the luster look flat just to see what I'd say ?...
I believe ya - pics can be tricky. What I'm thinking I'm seeing could even be on the scanner glass.
Well Bone I'm going to make an assumption based on this pic as compared to your other pics. In this pic the coin seems to have reduced luster...
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