Seems to be in pretty solid shape for its age! Good find!
Nice box! Always a good day when you find some good errors!
Since no one else has thought to ask, what dates are the wheat pennies? Never know what your Grandad was smart enough to stash!
The coin looks like it was molded, and not struck to me. A lot of fine detail is lost when molding a coin, and that appears what we are seeing in...
Both of you are right. You can have multiple terminologies for a single process, including "Striking" or "Stamping" a planchet. It's just like the...
Looks to be nickel plated. Nothing special.
I personally believe that a new variety can be found on ANY coin, as long there are unregistered dies! But I do agree, closer pics required.
It may be a RPD, but notice the large amounts of die chips and breaks that appear in the dates general area. I'd say there's a chance that this is...
Any chance this is a die clash?
Well, there is 3 or 4 cracks like this for this year. There's also one that runs from the far right, bisecting the coin, that leads to a major die...
It start's with 00000001, since that's the first bill made, although I think they keep those sheets (not sure tho).
Very nice trinary!
Looks like PMD to me.
The issue with what your saying is this is a very well recorded die crack. Here's another couple of examples....
With the condition of the coin, it's hard to say. I'd put more on it being a rim ding.
Amazing! That's a pretty decent error! My best one is teeny tiny on a common 1964 D silver dime LOL!
Time for a burial at sea for those two.
http://www.error-ref.com/part-v-planchet-errors/ Look under lamination errors. Your looking at both lost after strike, and retained. But, I'd...
Exactly!
Your welcome!
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