So would I. Worth is twenty five cents.
Damaged from being a parking lot and having cars run over it.
It's upside down.
Looks like a '83 and that would be zinc. A bit heavy, maybe slightly out of tolerance but it's zinc.
They're silver. You can tell by looking at them. If they have silver they all wear the same. I can almost smell the silver in them.
The percentage is overwhelming in favor of the Blakesley effect and it's as @Kentucky stated, too large a coin not to show.
Stupid is as stupid does, oh wait, that's in a movie or does that apply here as well? I don't know as I've worked 48 years, served my country and...
Banks and CU's are all in business andvthe idea is to make a profit. They will get their coin from the same source.
To me it's artificial and that means damaged.
You just have to know what to look for in modern coins.
It sure is damaged.
Yes they are still making those cross cut Cents as novelties.
Spot price of silver, otherwise whatever a collect of sorts is willing to pay. I doubt you could recover ebay fees.
Looks flat and shelf like so yes to MD.
Double ear loaf? Never hear of that. It's either a doubled ear or meatloaf. :)
I never saw a photo of what we are discussing.
It's worth face value. They minted way to many of them. They were hoarded and they still can be found in circulation.
No Blakesly effect on the opposite side so it's damaged. Been ground down to look like a straight clip.
A flaw in the planchet?
Looks like a Lincoln Jack in the box variety. Over polished Die would be my guess.
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