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So many different things can affect color that it is probably the least definitive thing to base anything on. size, and weight are much more...
Looks totally normal, you will find cents toned almost any imaginable color depending on their environment. This one looks like it may have been...
I'm sure it was put together with a 1909 S and a 1909 VDB, but it will be interesting to see what they used for fill in between.
Analysis on actual coins has shown quite a variance from what the alloy was supposed to be. Over 40% zinc and no silver seems to be the norm....
Can you explain and show the signs it shows of being a sms coin?
Syd Martin doesn't say anything about the E on this variety in his rosa Americana book, and in die states only lists perfect. The plate coin in...
Stick with this site and other legitimate numismatic sites. Avoid you tube videos, at least until you learn what to believe and not believe!...
You saw one sell for this much, or you saw one advertised for this much on Etsy? There is a huge difference! Normal pocket change is regularly...
Nothing better than filling that last hole!
The Wood's coinages are really interesting, it is funny, his American coinage was rejected in America, his Irish coinage was rejected in Ireland...
The most likely reason for the coins not being accepted is their size. They were less than half the weight of their British counterpart. A rosa...
Only the manufacturer would know why they stamped them as they did.
Markay, I would suggest studying up on the minting process, on how errors occur, and how to tell them apart. You are using the terms doubled die...
Then you have the people coming here with their coin, just like one going for a lot of money on ebay!
The original patent called for the coins to be made of Bath metal which would contain a small amount of silver. Metallurgical test have shown no...
Jammed in a vending machine, somebody got bored and hammered it, caught in some kind of machinery. the list could go on and on. But there isn't a...
Except the error where I spelled copper as coper!
Acids or chemicals affect the coper core more than the copper nickel outer layer.
If you don't have a proper scale, take it to someone who does. Jewelers, coin dealers, re-loaders, you must know someone.
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