Nice find. I do not normally keep Struck Through grease errors, but if I found this one I think I would have to put it in a 2x2 and it would find...
Nice additions all. I got a few but unfortunately my camera took a dump on me. Cn't afford to get a new one right now.:(:(
Nice find! Good eye on the die crack. The obverse looks slightly like a MAD as well. Could just be the angle the photo was taken at making it look...
umm okay. Wasn't aware I was concerned...but your welcome;)
It is damage. They are called plating blisters. It is caused by air bubbles in the zinc under the copper plating. The bubbles tend to expand and...
After a brief stop in Norway (brrr.) we will be moving on to Singapore with this 1967 Singapore 50 cents[ATTACH]
Sorry my dyslexia saw this as "This is a small date" So I neglected to answer that part. Now that you got one in your hands the difference kinda...
Ooh I got a "Card" to play here. From a beautiful 1967 Canada 5 cent proof to a not so beautiful 1967 Ghana Pesewas[ATTACH]
I can tell ya from looking it is a Zincoln. But if you can't tell from looking, try weighing it. A Zincoln will weigh 2.5g and a Copper cent will...
Numista has mintage numbers on most coins as well. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces14959.html
Looks like a Lamination Error to me. Nice find!;) Here is some helpful info on Lamination errors as well as other planchet errors....
Considering LMCs have never had any nickel or silver in their composition at any time I would say what you are seeing is Zinc.
No problem. I hope you don't go. Sometimes you gotta have a thick skin to take some of the needling these guys can give ya. You gotta understand...
What made me rule out a weak strike is to me the devices that are not affected look sharp and strong. While the parts that are affected look weak...
Make that 2 for the struck through column.
I gotta ask...How is finding these in a bulk scrap silver buy getting "HOSED"?
If you are selling them and want to get top price then I would suggest you find someone local who has an XRF gun. Like maybe a local college or...
Welcome to CT. So you did the drop test. Very unreliable and something I would never do on a coin that could be as valuable as a 1943P war...
First off mind if I ask why this started with one member asking and another posting the photos? Do you have 2 accounts? Now for your questions....
Looks like Die Deterioration Doubling (DDD) or MD to me. The thin lettering leading to a flat shelf like step is common in both.
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