Your cent looks like a dryer coin. (Do a search for "dryer coin" and you will find numerous threads with an explanation.) And the copper plating...
Sorry but I don't see a thing. You say you think you have a DDO (Doubled Die Obverse) but you also described perceived doubling on and include...
My money is on fake.
The reason is the motto IGWT did not appear on currency until 1957. IGWT became our national motto in 1956. October 1, 1957 – “In God We Trust”...
As strange as it may seem I think you are correct.
I don't know how to break this to you but you will need to keep looking for the Holy Grail. This ain't it.
Your coin was once in an encasement similar to the one in the photo. [ATTACH]
Are you sure that is Lincoln sitting with his head down? It looks like a tourist taking a break to me.
You have a die crack that extend through a portion of Lincoln's head. This is known as a 'Cracked Skull'. I don't know how much premium these...
He set a new record on how fast he made my Ignore List.
Buried clad coins come out of the ground looking exactly like your dime.
Go for it if you like to have damaged coins in your collection.
I am confused. Shill bidding is wrong . . . but collusion is OK? Someone has a LOT to learn about the ways of the world.
It is good to know that I am not alone afterall!! :thumb:
They are trying to sell you a 1965-D Franklin Half Dollar? Be very careful about that one because no Franklin Half Dollars were struck after 1963...
Mintmark shape, size, location and orientation is often used to identify a variety or to authenticate a coin, especially on low-mintage issues...
Do you own a Red Book? If you do not own a Red Book you should buy one. If you do own a Red Book you should read it. The answers to your...
Are you trying to say "$170"?
That is nothing more than a damaged coin that someone smashed another coin into.
PCGS, NGC, ANACS and ICG all sonically seal their slabs.
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