@Randy Abercrombie I agree with LM. You may have overpaid, but you got a really nice coin. It could be worse I would check V coins for a...
Not seeing any evidence of displaced metal nor damage/flattening on the obverse opposite the defect. Plus the edge seems flush against the rim...
After the new pics, I'm still leaning towards a defective planchet and plating defect for the same reasons as I previously posted. There does...
Interesting coin. I'm not certain, but I'm leaning towards a defective planchets and plating defect. It looks like the recessed area by the date...
The edge letttering is added in a separate step after striking. Your coin went through twice with a little offset
Sorry, but everything you see is damage. Not an error of any kind. It's still worth silver melt value.
Environmental damage as all the others have said. The composition of nickels and the outer clad layers are 75% copper and 25% nickel, so leaching...
I remember borrowing Newcomb from the ANA years ago and trying to attribute some large cents. Couldn't do it. At least these are better [ATTACH]
Agree with this. Xylene won't affect inorganic toning Agree here also. Acetone doesn't work on everything. If you don't see any affect after...
Sorry, but the 5 took a hit in circulation. Its only damage
Minor die cracks Here are some good reference sites. Error ref has lots of excellent info https://www.error-ref.com/cuds/ http://cuds-on-coins.com/
Worn die, not true doubling
No DDO that I can see. No split serifs, no widening. Maybe a worn die but even that's a stretch
In my opinion, the writing kills any value. To me I would rather use the money towards something else (coins) than keep it tied up in this note...
Doubleddie.com has great reference material. Concentrate on the characteristics of true doubling vs worthless doubling. True doubling is due to...
When people start teasing you about minor typos, that means your starting to fit in
I believe if you clearly mark the 2x2/holder as "counterfeit - do not sell" that's fine. Counterfeits can be great examples to use for study,...
I have a complete circulated set including the maritime provinces with the exception of a couple silver dollars and some of the varieties. I do...
How can an interior die break be a cud? A cud isn't "typically" off the rim, it's "always" includes the rim For reference...
An error wouldn't look like that. The metal was displaced/smeared from the hit.
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