I usually get to post the term 'numismatic pareidolia' first, but I lost this time. That's exactly what's taking place here. There are normal,...
We weren't there when it was done, so we don't know exactly what machinery or tool was used, but as others have said, the coin is without a doubt...
It's too thick, imo, to be struck thru wire. Probably thru a 'thread-like' object. And, any authentication service would just put 'Struck Thru...
....and more damage to it than just the surfaces.....
It's damaged - probably out of the washing machine, or buried. The surfaces are now 'environmentally damaged'. Not an error of any kind, I'm...
Simple - it's be de-plated.
As suspected, it appears to be a copper plating bubble at the LI. Can't see the doubled ear
P2P = Please advise if you're going to take me up on my offer. We'd like to know if it's going to be submitted to PCGS, NGC,...
.....and you'd probably get the same look if you asked to borrow a Penny
I'll be glad to pay for the OP's submission costs, including postage, AFTER their 2003 Dime, as photo'd in the first post, comes back from any of...
If what comes from the same die?
You're looking WAAAY to close up. Even the very common 'ejection' or 'mechanically' doubled 1969-S cents show more 'doubling' than your...
The surfaces have been disrupted by some type of liquid or something similar. They are not normal, smooth surfaces, so the fact that you can't...
If you flip your coin over, top to bottom (not side to side), and the top of the reverse points to 9:00, as you show, then it's a 90 degree...
I see the doubling on 'Mark', and a few other places. However, the photo isn't close up enough to tell if it's a DD or a re-cut/re-punched die...
If I had that many SMS Denver strikes, I'd submit them to PCGS or NGC immediately - they're worth a small fortune, and you should have yours...
It's a known die chip for that date. Nice chip in the 0 !
It's up on Ebay too
The 2nd one is probably also a 1980, from my view.
See my other post on the Cent
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