Based on the photos, that's not a mis-annealed nickel. Just toned a bit. And, the genuine ones, mostly dated 1959 and 1958, are only worth $20...
....sorry Todd
acid treated/chemically treated
It's a die chip - well known, common, and carries no premium. Still easily found in any group of Wheaties.
Overstruck with False Dies/Fake Dies
Sorry - yes, you're right.
....as do I
It's a P mintmark. S mintmarks would be on Proof SBA Dollars
As above, the R took a 'hit' or contact mark. They're also called bag marks, because in any bag of coins, new or used, there will be hitting,...
I replied to your Nickel (which should have it's own thread, so that we don't get mixed up) It looks like a small flake of metal (not a cud)
That's a scratch you're describing, not a die crack on the coin.
Could be a very small metal flake: aka: lamination. (if it's not metal moved there from a hit/contact mark) Small laminations like this can be...
Everything 'different' you see on that quarter occurred well after it was in circulation. It didn't leave the Mint like that.
Not an error - that's either toning, or rim damage, but it' not any die cracks or die chips on the rev. of the coin....and a few scratches........
The last '7' in the date is damaged from a contact mark with something while the coin was already in circulation.
Mornin' all - I saw the two much nicer condition pieces in the links provided. Yes, I see the 'die bulge', or whatever it might be, on those two...
sorry for the one word answer, but no.
I don't think Mike D. is an expert in 1768 coinage. I meant a world coin expert - either a collector or a dealer. I'd be glad to hear Mike's...
OK, I'm not trying to beat a dead horse here. In my view, it's not a mis-annealed planchet from what I can see in the photos. Others can, have,...
In my opinion, it's a slug. It's not a type 1 Silver US Mint Quarter, I'm certain
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