It’s the famous 1858 Half Dime, a Liberty Seated Coin. Variety 2 was resumed but with the lighter weight of Variety 3. A total of 3,500,000 were...
It could be toned but it’s not anything other than bronze.
I would keep them all as is. The educational value far outweighs anything that I can think of.
It looks like a light colored bronze coin to me. Bronze is what it should be. The lightness is probably from toning.
The coin you’re asking about was definitely damaged by acid. Welcome to CT.
I missed that so thanks for letting me know. Very interesting.
Looks like MD to me.
Die chip so a nice find.
I really can’t tell. The magnification is too strong.
PMD, MAD, GFD depending on where you look on the coin.
If this was a Dime planchet wouldn’t part of the design of the quarter be missing? I think it’s a thin rolled quarter planchet.
That dark spot appears to be a stain. Cud’s must touch the rim and be raised but this does not look like it’s raised.
Thank you. This set is easy to put together as no one wants them. Lol
Still working on my other set. Done are very close to being completed.
It’s stopped by more is forecasted during the night in the early hours.
This time Lincoln took a closeup tour of a parking lot. He was closely inspecting the asphalt as that was unknown in his day.
I finished this set yesterday after plugging the last hole. I had to buy the 2002-P but it’s finished. The newest dates are part of the Native...
It sure beats plugging holes with no date coins. :)
Yes, and even though it’s in a mint sealed poly film, it’s not a mint error. It’s damaged. There are collectors that will buy these type errors...
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