John, or he can weigh the coin at his local coin store, or jewelry store, and compare the weight of his coin to what I mentioned above.
Good Morning - No problem with the word mix-up; I fully understand, and that's not a problem. However, as I said in my post above, your...
It's plated, not gold in any universe. It doesn't even look close to any gold coin of the world. Sorry, but it's not what you think it is....
environmental damage/corrosion, as mentioned above.
It's all from mechanical/strike/ejection doubling.
worn/overused die.
Please post what you think is wrong, or what you see as 'different', with your photos. That enables us to focus on why you thought the coin was...
You have your understanding of the Minting Process, and I have mine. First you called them First Strikes, now you're calling them First-Rate...
There is no such thing as a First Strike coin. Those are terms used by Grading Services to help 'sell' the encapsulated coin. It refers to the...
I suggest buying a copy of the Cherry Pickers Guide to Die Varieties. In addition to showing hundreds of photos of doubled dies, there is also an...
Everything you see on the coin is because, once again, it was struck from a worn/overused die. You're seeing shapes and numbers due to Pareidolia.
Yep, I see it.
Everything you mention is from the worn or overused dies. The die doesn't 'dig' into the surface. It strikes it, and if the die itself it...
Typical for many States and Parks Quarters. Your quarter has been struck from worn, or overused dies. More of an anomaly than an error.
I meant to say 'the CUD is genuine' (not 'the coin is genuine')
Yes - it's PMD
The surfaces of the coin are a bit 'environmentally damaged', but the coin is genuine. I see what you're talking about, but that weak area...
Everything you see 'different' on that Pres. Dollar occurred after the coin was in circulation.
Blanks are Punched out of the long solid planchet strip. The term should be 'incomplete planchet', but since the earliest days of the error...
It's a 'subway' Sandwich coin
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