Picture isn't great, but I agree with environmental damage.
No, all 2004 business strikes are close AM.
Not much to add except cents were made out of steel in 1943 to save copper for the war effort.
The damage pretty much ruins it as far as a collectible uncirculated coin.
Welcome. Pictures would surely help, but if you read all the responses in this thread you will most likely have your answer.
It has been damaged, either intentionally or accidentally. The edges have been peened, flattening them.
Not possible. Edge lettering was not used on quarters. This can only happen on coins with edge lettering such as the presidential dollars.
It can't be a broken letter on an edge die, a quarter has a reeded edge, not lettered. Just damage as stated.
Nice pictures, but I am not seeing any of that.
The manual should give you some idea, but it is always best to do some testing with your machine. They are far from infallible though, many trash...
No, each machine is different. It depends on how the engineers design them. EricAT-Pro's machine reads 82 for copper cents, the one I use ID's...
The coin is in a bezel. The break in it on the bottom of the reverse is where there was a loop for suspension from a necklace, bracelet or...
The problem is, even if it was a Zerbie I doubt you could tell. The original surfaces have been completely obliterated.
"Whizzed" to death!
Definitely a large date.
The coin pictured was only worth one cent before it was damaged. A damaged collectable coin will most likely retain some value. How much value...
It's definitely not going for $270. It may be listed for that but it ain't going anywhere for that!
I'm sure it is worth something, but probably not too much. It is listed at $25 in good condition and this one would be significantly less than that.
Just a normal 1984 D cent. It has the normal, and only type reverse for the year. All cents had the "wide AM" reverse through 1991. Yours has a...
Sorry, no. You are missing one important fact, the valuable coin is a proof. Yours is clearly a circulation strike.
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