Plated - no doubt. Not silver Why? Any number of reasons - boredom, class project, and in all probability, it's from the tens of thousands (or...
Copper plating bubble
Yes, it could have easily received a partial upset rim in the upsetting mill. The normal cents before and after this one (assuming it's a foreign...
Could be struck on a foreign planchet; the 'reeding' looks like it might be from a counting machine. Please weigh the coin in either grams or...
...agree.....glue or some similar substance. Not an error of any type......sorry
I believe what you're talking about is the plastic being pressed down onto the coin, and getting some of the (curved) rim of the coin impressed...
It's struck THRU a thinning Die Cap.
I don't know, as I have nothing to do with Die Varieties for PCGS. That "minor variety' tag at the top is the first I've ever seen....... You...
Those are light, minor contact marks, based on the photo, imo.
No reference #, probably because it's a minor doubled die, and not one of the noted or recognized DD's.
There is a market for Clashed Die coins, but there has to be a good amount of clashing on one side, or both. This Wheat cent would have no...
I don't see any die clashes on this particular dime, at least from the photos. Maybe another set of photos of the entire obverse and reverse...
Yes, machine/mechanical doubling. Not a Doubled Die, imo.
I hadn't seen that 'Minor Variety' tag. I assume it's for the other, numerous doubled dies that aren't listed somewhere. By putting 'minor...
Minor filled die......fairly common
Just saw this thread. The OP's cent is not an error. It's been struck with false dies numerous times. I've seen this 'look' and effect many...
It's so corroded I'd toss it away, rather than have to touch it a few times before it's spent.
Looks like a polished die in the designer's initials area.
I'm tryin' to learn
Very Nice - a great example of Die Deterioration Thanks for posting it.
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