since 1982 our cent coins have a zinc core with a thin copper plating. sometimes this darn zinc starts to rot and pushes the copper plating up...
you are right one of the leafs is missing , this was probably because this space on the die was clogged and filled in. a struck thru grease coin...
The OP's coin looks like it may have been one of the silver ones but it has been cut on and damaged so many times , I doubt't if it would be worth...
look at how much this 82 coin selling on ebay looks like the OP'S 84 coin ....
rare tim you said you were leaving CT whatcha doing back so soon ? I balieve everyone has seen a 69S cent coin. if you can find a real 69S doubled...
The 1848 coin has been flattened out along the edges by someone using a hammer or some other type metal object. this flattened it out wider in...
the coin is a struck thru coin and this may have been struck thru a piece of the clad layer from another coin. It is a nice find
I believe this may be split plate doubling , which is caused by the copper plating being stretched and forced up into the letters of the die...
looks like something has hit the bottom part of the E and S and flattened the letters making them wider.
welcome back rare tim
I could not buy very many that's for sure
No, I hope you are not that bored.
I agree with Chris that the coin has been spooned , the rim is widened out too much to be a dryer coin. just imagine how long it would take for...
this is die detoration . looks like the die has had a hard life
these deep rimmed coins were struck under a lot of die pressure , this sunk the die into the planchet deeper than normal . these are fairely...
looks like something flattened the letters and this made them spread out wider
Thanks guys for showing the awesome die clash coins . I have a few nice ones but my camera is not very good . the 2005 bison 5 cent coin I...
sound like what you have is a normal zinc coin with some of the copper plating worn off or removed in some way. after 1982 our US cents are a zinc...
this is PMD , the letters have been smooshed down by something . it may have been a coin wrapping machine.
your coin was struck with a slightly misaligned die , this is what makes it look like a doubled rim. the date has some tiny die chips on it.
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