I see nothing that would indicate your coin is a Proof. It looks polished to me.
Those are called 'reed marks' and were made when the reeding on the edge of another coin came into contact with your coin. It is post-mint damage...
I agree. See if you can get photos that are in focus.
Apparently so. I know I didn't dream it. I distinctly remember Tim telling us he does not need a license because his 20-year-old car is not running.
One problem with that suggestion - you need a driver's license to drive a taxi.
I agree. Copper English Large Penny. Definitely not a US Seated Liberty Half Dollar (not the right design and not the right composition).
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I see nothing that screams, "Fake!" but your photos are poor. Please take the coin out of the 2X2 and try to get better photos of the coin (not...
That is not finning. Finning happens when displaced metal flows between the collar and the die making a little fence along the edge of the rim.
That's a beauty.
Does the coin have reeding along the edge? (If it does it is not broadstruck.)
It would be worth your time to read the Red Book so you understand what a "No S" dime really is and other similar rarities.
I agree.
Your coin was beaten severely before it died.
And you should call it "off center" instead of "offset". "Off center" is a numismatic term used to describe a coin that was struck with the...
It is a very nice Hobo Cent. The Indian has been carved into the image of a comic strip character from about the 1930s. Sorry but I can't recall...
That's right. It sounds like you found a planchet (not a blank). It is a cool find but not worth a whole lot.
You could try cleaning it with acetone (and not the fingernail polish remover type).
So marked.
I agree. Can you post a photo of the entire reverse (and obverse too if possible)?
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