Why start a second thread? (Perhaps you should read the forum rules.)
Who was selling the coin? The "guy" or the elderly man? How old was "the guy"?
If it happened after the coin was struck it is PMD (post-mint damage). Rubbing would have happened after the coin was struck. The thin copper...
Yes, except the second strike (for the double-struck coin) does not have to be slightly (or significantly) off for it to be double struck. Proof...
You are mixing up several terms. A coin that was struck twice is not the same as a coin struck (once) by a doubled die. Two different animals...
The image is distorted but the the doubling appears to be shelf-like. Therefore it is most likely strike doubling rather than a doubled die.
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The dollar coins are clad, not plated. That means the copper core is normally visible around the edge of the coin. On the other hand, zinc cents...
Sounds like a dream job but it no longer exists. Several years ago the Mint made a change where the contractors that roll coins must return error...
You did not need to start a second thread. Perhaps you should read the forum rules.
Don't you love it when a new member says "i need help" and then spits in the face of those that try to help?
OK. I'm convinced. It is silver. By the way, have you weighed it?
If it has raised rims it is a planchet, not a blank. Nice find.
What makes you think your nickel contains silver? All nickels contain 75% copper and 25% nickel except War Nickels (1942-1945) which contain 35%...
They are much more than conversation pieces. They are educational pieces (if you allow them to be, that is). Think about how they were made, what...
Those are a couple of nice off-centers.
Are you sure they are genuine? The obverse of the 1914 does not look right.
The rim is part of the die,
Better photos needed. Have you tried: http://www.varietyvista.com/]Variety Vista or Lincoln Cent Resource?
Why do we now have another thread repeating everything posted in the original thread? (You may want to read the forum rules.)
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