If you are sure it is a variety, send it to an attributor. You will get credit for your amazing find. But as Jody said, the master dies were all...
No RPMs are present on cents after 1989. You are seeing a plating issue on the coin. Keep up the hunt!
There is mechanical doubling present on this coin. Very common for this year. Keep up the hunt!
As a side note, once you understand the die-making process, you will realize why this cannot be a "wide am" or "close am" variety. Those varieties...
Tapped repeatedly along the edge with a spoon.
Ok, after a close examination.... They are the same. Your coin is just circulated. Since you seem to know for a fact that it is something special,...
Is it too much to ask to post one? Yes I have seen a shield cent. Besides color, I really don't see a difference between the two coins. I think...
Mechanical doubling. Keep up the hunt!
Then at least post another one so we can see the difference.
Can't tell exactly what it is, but it's not doubling. Most likely a die chip.
There are no wide/close Am varieties for shield cents.
Nice coin! Just as a note, toned coins aren't really considered a mint error (that I know of). They are a factor of what environment they are...
Looks like mechanical doubling on the date. Keep up the hunt!
It helps if you have 2 different threads for 2 different coins, because at first I thought all 3 pictures were of the 1969-D. The 2003 looks like...
Too much whiskey, then. :) Looks like some mechanical doubling on the date. Keep up the hunt!
The only DDR for 1982 was on a small date. I don't see it on this one. No DDR on this coin. Have you tried posting it on coin community forum?...
Damaged coin...
Those look like stains/corrosion...are they raised?
A full list of all the design changes for your viewing pleasure. http://www.varietyvista.com/Design%20Varieties.htm
Aha...think I got it after another look. Thanks for clarifying.
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