Yep, what Conder said! Frank
Conder, I beg to differ! Read items # 1 and # 2 of his post that I have included below. I am not trying to :pencil: over this but I believe...
Bill, You do realize that someone here on C.T. is now going to spoon some Quarters and possibly other coinage to prove you wrong, right?...
Collect, The process that davidh reported could explain the blackish (darker) areas on the coin! This could partially explain why the coin is...
It really appears that there was a lot more going on during the striking process when the coin was minted, than just grease on the Dies but what I...
I just talk to myself as always!:odd::whistle: That is what I get for not paying attention to the Dates and Times on the Threads and Posts....
Marotta, You are right! Most of us tend to think of standard Issue coins when responding to a topic such as this one. Personally, I love the...
:thumb: What Hobo said! Lisa, Based on the Nickel you posted earlier and not this Quarter, you need to take the glue...spoons and dryer away...
It appears to be from a grease covered Die but with some damage on the Reverse as well, I am not totally certain that this was the cause! I will...
Collect89, The golden colored 1988 Cent is normally referred to as a Brass Plated Cent! For more information on these type of Error Coins, go...
gixxxer, The Obverse of your' coin is generally the same as the Reverse of the Quarter in the Thread linked below! Scroll down Page 2 to read...
IMHO, it is not a Die Crack! It is a complete Die Break (failure) and one side of the Die somewhat separated, thus the raised portion and the...
rzage, I am pretty sure that she was Double Struck! Nice coin! Frank
Bill, Thanks for pointing this out! It was on my mind to do but many other things came up yesterday. Although the coin would not fetch any...
I agree that this is a step forward for PCGS and for Submitters but I also agree that they aren't doing enough! Besides noting "Genuine" on the...
It definitely looks like Die Fatigue! Also, it appears that the Die may have been somewhat pitted from rust and may have been somewhat covered by...
arosin, That is one very impressive Doubled Die specimen! It appears to be more dramatic than the 1955-P Lincoln cent DDO #1 and it also has a...
Whoa!!! Nice Doubled Die! Is there significant doubling elswhere on the coin? If so, can you post additional pics? Frank
sketcher, This is my advice: Do your homework and calculate a price that you would be willing to give for all of the coins, then just ask what...
D-Cent, The coin has been "Spooned" per say! Someone beat down the rim with a spoon or some sort of tool in an attempt to make it appear as an...
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