@paddyman98 You and Fred are absolutely correct. It is a misaligned die. Not sure why I thought off center strike. I probably need to look at...
Very nice circulated large cent.
Welcome to Coin Talk. It is a slightly off center strike. It is a very minor mint error and somewhat common. It does not carry any premium...
The one on the left is counterfeit. I would not touch it as it seems unlikely that a counterfeit gold piece would be have the same precious metal...
Very nice cud find!
Always nice to find that little bit of silver still left in the wild.
It is PMD, pure and simple. It actually looks like someone took a grinding wheel to it. My other hobby is rockhounding, and I have lapidary...
The reverse side is the result of the counter stamp on the front. It was resting on some surface that made it flattened with some texture.
PMD for sure. Looks like it might have been glued or stuck with some sort of adhesive to a textured surface.
It is actually from a coin rolling machine. It may like like the scratch goes under parts, but if you look at the eight in the date you will see...
What rickmp said. He was faster at typing. LOL
Welcome to Coin Talk. The cent has experienced post mint damage, it is not a mint error. The obverse has had another coin pressed against it,...
I did notice there were at least seven or eight variations/ varieties. I also noticed some sources mis-identified the head on the obverse as Zeus.
Awesome photos. I need to turn off the flash and use more indirect light.
As I posted recently I jumped into the ancient coin end of the pool. I recently purchased a small lot of 7 unattributed ancient coins. Here is...
What you are seeing under the A is incuse, or set into the coin. If it were as you think, the item you are seeing would be in relief, like the...
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