I have to agree with enamel7. The mint normally used different size shanks on the obverse die and the reverse die so 2 same face dies could not...
The mailing that many get this coin in, says that blessings will come to you if you send then money, get a subscription , or both. The coin seems...
The advice above is sound. However, unless your family owns or is on the bank board, the bank will likely cut you off very quickly as it costs the...
Well, I personally would not want to buy it. I think it was made by mint worker(s) specifically to be used personally in a financially bad time. A...
Drazzil, I have many of those canoe coins as I like the imaging. The toning is from the staples of you paper/cellophane holder. Here are some...
Touching? Here , one of the D's seems to be barely touching the 9 (green arrows D/D). Its also visually a Sm. date (red) over a large date...
The die being used collected grease and metal particles and compacted into a hard mass filling the lower part of the "R" right leg and so when...
For years , I could go into my coin dealer and he could sell me a burlap bank bag of 5000 unchecked Lincoln cents for a reasonable price ( 3...
Kevin, you are kind! You are better at such diagnosis than I am. But, we are all handicapped by not having the actual coin in hand personally...
Kristine, I wonder about your light source. If it has multiple leds, you will have shadows/light areas that can mimic raised/flat areas. Raw LED...
I once saw a cent that had passed through a large dog's intestinal tract , and once cleaned resembled that. Humans shouldn't try that. Jim
I thought it is our old nemesis " die deterioration" , however, since it is on obverse and reverse, both dies would have to have it (lesser...
Rick, I respect your dedication, but as Wexler says "Where the Class I doubled die variety has the doubling rotated about a central point, the...
Most affairs are internal :)
Sold one very similar at the coin club meeting for $8 last month, and both were happy. Jim
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You can search for colors of copper in exposure to chemicals such as this on the internet and think of it as basic colors and then what various...
I also think it is just the lighting of the comparatively large letters. If the microscope is one of those with a ring of lights around the camera...
The black material on the obverse is likely silver oxide. Hydrogen peroxide can be used to reduce the effects, although this example is rather...
Back in the 60s, the movie houses noticed that the scarier the movie, the more popcorn they sold. Now days the more international conflicts,...
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