I do not think it is a mint caused damage. Some dealers test for silver with nitric acid , and if left on too long by the tester it can leave a...
Over time metal staples can rust and cause changes oin the surface of the enclosed coin.
OK, [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Sorry I doubled the bottom photo. Jim
The PCGS site has it marked as 1960-D/D Small/Large Date (#82867) with the info of N/A for the number struck . If you have looked for them, the...
When a mint, whether in the US or foreign country is doing large scale production, there are great multitudes of mistakes, defective equipment,...
I think it was added out of the mint by the shape for monetary enhancement. Jim
Remember you can always increase the dip to water concentration and effect, but never reduce it once done. Jim
The only notable scratches I can find in that VAM listing is on the legs ( small ) and the tail and called scribbling scratches, very fine...
Leftover
You can reduce the action in the safe. Maybe not 100%, but maybe 75% or more if you are meticulous. I use copper tape from Amazon to stick on the...
With the lettering touching or almost touching the rim is die deterioration, so that is probably a part of it.
Its a Walmarked error , soon to be on Ebay and Etsy. :)
Nah, I could die a few with carmine pigment and do better. But thanks for the thought. :)
I dug my 7 packs of $2 bills I had stuffed in the back of the safe years ago and 5 of the packs were in numerical order and 2 were mixed, so I...
It might fly in Etsy, eBay, etc. , but certainly not made in the mint with a die ( which would be the only way to get "several" of them all the same.
Yes, its possible, but in this cent I do not see any true doubling, just mech. IMO, Jim
Good example why many people do such things $$. Etsy, EBay, Craig'slist, etc. I don't think any of us mind checking and explaining....as long as...
Here is a "How-To" as there are probably a million of them already in circulation. I only plead guilty to about 3,000. Jim...
I don't think anyone can enlarge it enough to see what is being asked. I see a tiny semicircular line possibly which would be damage if its there,...
If you know a chemistry teacher or science teacher, it is easy to tell by density. Copper is 8.96 g/cc, and silver is 10.49g/cc. Jim
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