Although I was wrong about RT'ing not being done on dies, in over 5 decades of learning about the Minting Process (which is never-ending, as the...
First of all, 1959 Cents are not plated. Second, what you are showing is a small lamination flake, imo.
I love it when you talk dirty! .....I'll have to read that again, slowly! Thanks for the info - no one at the West Point Mint ever said the RT...
About 12 years ago, there was a large hoard of both Silver Eagle and Commemorative Dollar T.2 Planchets that came on the market. Because of the...
Interesting - is the Rockwell -C hardness scale for dies done the same way as the Rockwell Test for planchets? I'm not a techie, so I don't know...
Can you share that communication with us please?
Not satin finish, just light circulation
Everything else you see is environmental damage to the coin's surface - after it's been in circulation. Not an error coin, sorry.
I haven't sold one, so I have no idea of value.
I think we have a winner there
Question for BTA - (the OP) Do you still believe that this '56 cent is a genuine Mint Error coin, or is it possible that all of the posts here,...
Pete - I see my mistake - hope the OP reads my reply.
Everything you see as 'different' on your cent occurred to it well after it was already in circulation.
See the 'cut and tear' surface inside the clip? One of the three authentication points for clipped planchets.
Pete Apple - IF you send it to PCGS (or NGC for that matter) Please make a note on the submission flip itself that you believe there is a RTM in...
Yes, a die chip is literally a chip of metal, out of the die, leaving a raised blob of metal.
....no, they'll then eventually find me
and you should see some Australian large copper Cents with design transfer!
I don't know what power the Grading Services use to GRADE coins - but you don't need anything over 10x or 15x 98.5% of the time, looking for...
If, by imposing the "Liberty" over the date, we are supposed to see it in the other photos you've provided, without the overlay, then I'd have to...
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