Conder101 - a great concise explaination of the spark erosion process. Thanks. (makes it sound like a 'poor man's reverse version of a Janvier...
That's a small copper plating bubble at 2:00 in the field.
That's a 'hit' or contact mark -= probably done at the same time as the rim dings on the right side of the coin (and at 10:30 or so)
It's not from a damaged die, I'm fairly certain. I agree with the above post that they 'look' like they've been banged against a counter, but...
Aside from the 'blob B' in Liberty, everything else you see on the coin is damage/contact marks from the piece being in circulation.
That page the link takes us to says "Authenticated by the US Mint" That's not true. It was authenticated by the Treasury Dept., but that...
Can't tell from the edge photos either, what this might be from. Different, that's for sure - the size of the 'bump' seems to be a bit different...
Not an error - sorry - either a fingerprint or some other pattern from circulation.
That's a badly damaged coin.
....and many here are looking with stereoscopes, instead of 10-15 power magnifying glasses - they're simply looking too closely, and under high...
The last line in the Auction Catalog description is: THE PROPERTY IS NOT GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC, AND IS MARKETABLE AS IS, AND CANNOT BE...
How about a photo of the edge in that area? ...of all five of them.
Not a silver warnickel at all. Environmental damage on the surfaces.
The beak is normal - there -might- be a very very small 'hit' or contact mark there, but it's nothing, and not an error. You're looking too...
By the way, that title: The Coin That Shouldn't Exist!" works for a Thread, but I'd like to expand it: "The Coin That Shouldn't Exist - Because...
I'm glad both of you asked those two questions above. I didn't want to seem snarky or argumentative, but I also couldn't see what MAD or doubling...
Make sure whoever you send it to - Note on the actual submission flip that it's a Die Dent Rev. on Bison, so they can easily focus on the right...
Yes, that's it.... But it's important to know that the Treasury Dept. person who authenticated the coin was from the Currency Division, and had...
I've examined it closely when it was submitted to PCGS years ago. It's a nice counterfeit. I see it's coming up for auction again in the...
I believe Mike Diamond calls this 'split-line doubling' from striking pressure, and there being no collar to 'hold' the coin, so the copper...
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