The dime has been 'buffed' on the reverse area in question.
From what I see, the edge has been buffedoff. On a true MEL, the copper core is NOT centered, it's slightly more to either the obv. or rev. side...
It's been de-plated. The normal cent of this date is copper-plated on a zinc planchet. Someone has removed the copper plated, after the coin was...
Both have contact marks,etc. What you see on each of them occurred after they were already in circulation.
Don't forget that if you can find 'em in circulation, so can others, thereby limiting it's premium. And, for clarification, die cracks are...
It's more of a minor anomaly; a minor filled die.
the cent looks like it has corrosion spots on it.
Appears to be a rolled thin planchet. It's not on an SBA planchet, and I doubt it's on a SBA-thickness half dollar planchet.
They're about $550-$700 today.
not to hijack this thread, but that guy with the $20,000 coin (and the 'locked' thread) has sent me at least 4 emails this week with the most...
The surface damage might make it look like there's there, but there isn't. It's just a worn, and somewhat corroded surface coin......
damaged/altered
As mentioned above, not a weak strike, but a minor, very very common 'filled die' for Steel Cents of all Mints.
It's either glue or lacquer applied on the surfaces.
Much better than average example!
That area of a die crack is fairly common from the 1950's thru current cents........ Nice example of a die crack on a new '18 cent......
we'd need to see a good clear photo of the edge of your dollar - we should be able to tell what it is from edge photos.
I actually had that 'rubber band' possibility written at the end of my post, but I wasn't sure, based on the photos, so i deleted it. I agree...
it's been de-plated, and the person who did is probably the same one who enlarged it.... Both are PMD for the coin.
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