Photos are adequate, just a normal corroded cent.
As already stated, it is corroded.
I'm really not seeing any sign of that. Some caked on crud, maybe corrosion around the date, I do see.
Some of the state coinage was struck over existing coins instead of new planchets as well. I don't think that is the case here though.
Double struck Connecticut copper. Not really common but these coins were minted using pretty crude technology by todays standards, so oddities do...
I actually got my first around 1972ish? I still have it, a 1788 M67-v New Jersey. I can't remember the exact price but was definitely under $10.
I've got a pretty decent run of type coins, and I was working on New Jersey coppers by die variety but they just get too pricy for anything over...
Definitely stained and discolored, looks like it was in a nasty environment!
Yes, someone damaged it after it left the mint. Looks like another coin was pressed into it.
Thanks, didn't know that!
No, only the Philadelphia mint made proofs back then.
Nope.
Yes, he appeared on another coin forum asking people to help him find out why he was banned here and help him get back.
Please post some of this proof that you were right if it exists. I for one, and I suspect others would like to know so we can learn from our...
Not seeing anything like that at all. Instead of looking for error coins in circulation for a while, maybe you should buy some inexpensive...
The damage is definitely not the same on the two coins. Both have heavy contact damage, but not the same. Your coin is just damaged with 100%...
If your coin is the same, then it is damaged just as this one is. There can easily be more than one coin damaged in the same way. Post some...
OK, just explain how this could have occurred during the minting process.Part of coin collecting is knowing and understanding how coins are made....
Not only clues, but we have all the hard evidence needed for a positive declaration of damage!
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