Just a normal, heavily circulated cent with some post mint damage.
I get most of my coins on ebay, you just have to know what you are looking at and be careful of who you buy from.
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There is no way for this to have happened at the mint. It was just ground or sanded with something fine enough not to leave too obvious marks.
Welcome to the forum. It is a real coin that has been altered by grinding down the reverse.
I would say it depends on where you were. Not really something the average person would carry in the east, but maybe in the west. I have talked...
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The edges can look different, sometimes when the blank is cut the layers smear which can obscure the layers somewhat. All are the same though,...
I am really confused. All US copper nickel clad coins have the outer layers silver colored with the center copper. What is different about this one?
Looks normal with a little environmental toning. What is the weight?
Out of tolerance weight would be much more indicative of a thin or thick planchet, rather than wrong planchet.
It appears someone started cutting it for some reason, afraid your millions will have to wait!
The stuff on the second coin is the right color to be JB weld.
Clear pictures are a must, there are many grades of uncirculated and to determine value we would have to know what grade it is.
I agree, if you are not happy with it, sell it, add in what you would pay for conservation and you would have enough to get a nicer one.
I would be very careful. I have seen corroded coins that were "conserved" that had all the corrosion stripped off leaving very little coin left.
As I read it, his father had some good coins and some fakes, and just that this is one of his coins. Not saying it is fake.
That appears to be damage from a coin rolling machine or vending machine.
I have to correct myself from 10 years ago! The original poster's coin is cast, but that is not an indication of it's genuineness. The original...
Looking forward to how it comes out. I have a couple with similar hard black crust. Not sure if it is corrosion or some foreign substance, but...
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