The coin WAS struck at the US Mint....originally It's been stained/enviornmentaly damaged on both sides....after it was in circulation. There is...
No error of any kind on that cent. It's a SBS coin (Stained Both Sides)
It's struck THRU a thinning die cap. Value: as others have stated, $35-$50 retail, imo.
Plated, dull They're usually 'brightly' plated
That's a 'hit' or contact mark where all your Red&Yellow arrows are pointing. No error, no extra branches. The doubling you see is all...
That dime is not a Proof, and will never be, no matter how many new photos of it you post. Just trying to be honest with the OP
Doubling, but not a doubled die. There are numerous causes of doubling on our coinage. 99.875% of doubling is common mechanical/ejection/machine...
I like those photos of the 50-75 Lincolns all together. I know I shouldn't say this, but I can't help by think when I saw them: "Thanks for...
2nd-ed
Filled dies usually do NOT leave such distinct 'walls' - the indentation is too perfect, imo Don't know exactly what happened to it, but I'm not...
Agree - great photo of Mechanical/Machine Doubling. Hopefully new members will see how flat and 'shelf-like' the doubled letters are.
A better than average example of Mechanical Doubling
They're very reasonable, even in nice MS grades.
A complete waste of your money to send that coin anywhere for grading.
Feeder Finger scrapes are very common on many of the State Quarters and National Parks, etc. I have some Georgia's and Louisiana's in roll...
environmentally damaged surfaces
That's a contact mark, imo. Same thing/similar is over the E of Quarter. It's not doubling, and the coin is full of hits and contact marks.
Submit it as an error, or new discovery
That Quarter is damaged, and there is no error of any kind on it, in it, or about it. Everything you see on that quarter occurred well after it...
M M - don't waste your time buying one single Mint Sewn Bag, imo I've been telling folks who ask, over the past 50 years or so, "what are my odds...
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