Please post a whole cent photo. I suspect the mm is by die deterioration damage, but can't tell without seeing. Jim
Since the photo above was blocked , here is url https://www.coinstudy.com/1945-penny-value.html
Somebody is pulling somebody's finger. 1945 Lincoln Penny No Mintmark Under Date: Philadelphia Mint Struck the Coin [IMG] Second largest total...
The cartwheel effect is caused by light reflecting differently as the coin is tilted at different angles,,,,,,IF the reflecting area is raised...
About 30 years ago in a coin show in La Mesa, a lady and gent had a selection of former holed or damage coins they had added holding devices. I...
Now, maybe someone wishes to write an "Unappreciated Error Coins of Value" book, to place on Amazon or self published. Call your lawyers !! :)
Maybe I will have a t-shirt made " I died of Deterioration "and down below " Due to Die Deterioration" on it. Jim
The number of coin thievery such as fake dates, fake coin metals content, faked metalwork on coins, fake coloration of coin surfaces( BIGXXX!!!)...
There use to be a short term prison back east that used nonviolent inmates to sort the year and mm as "work duty" for the prison boss who resold...
1941 was a very unstable year due to Japan's attempts to take Hawaii and the later declaration of war by the US. Some were right on, others...
This has been on internet often on other sites. This one is from coin community and has comments from well known ....
It was an overused obverse die in the first place . Notice the Lettering is cramped right up to the edge. This is "die deterioration" , with the...
1979 was when Mexico stopped using silver in pesos. They were selling over the border maonly as bullion for the silver content but a large number...
The coin is somewhat normal excepting the non-value of the "Die deterioration doubling" coins Jim. That is when the dies are overused and start...
To be fair, it was called a DDO early ( 1940s if I remember reading it before internet) but when there were more of them than the other dies...
In a photo or if the actual coin shows it, there is minor doubling on the date. The 1 is slight. However the large majority of them , near...
For under $1500 you can get lab balances that has a 250 gram capacity with 0.0001 gram resolution. Yes , heavy-ham people have to be careful with...
I would suggest you get it slabbed before trying to sell it. If the fee is no problem, go for the most prestige value. Otherwise message " Insider...
The end with the filing shows a raw edge it appears. That would be the place to use an XRF if any. A sound wave velocity device would be another...
I would personally have it XRF-ed to see if it is Pure gold at this size and cost. Yes JM has been around for a long time, but early days had no...
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