Better pictures makes me think it is PMD. Looks like metal in the 9 was greatly displaced, which is not surprising considering the marks and heavy...
Coin is not in too great a condition to tell for certain, but it somewhat resembles a minor lamination error or possible die crack.
The only other possible "toning" I see from the photos is some rust-colored discoloration from about 1 to 5 o'clock on the obverse.
Huh? :bored: [IMG]
Except that AT can take on many different appearances. Are there coins that are easier to tell if they are artificially toned? Sure. But if the...
Dude I graduated high school a few months ago, I don't know you...:hilarious:
The struck throughs generally don't command a very strong premium, and unfortunately the errors you have that are more valuable (such as the...
Just making a suggestion man, you seem to have an interest in coin grading so I thought I'd point you in the right direction.
Might I suggest investing in a grading book: http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/products/coin-grading/ The initial $15 investment could help you...
Hi folks, Haven't done a tutorial here in a while, so here is one about die caps. As their name suggests, these error coins act as caps on a...
It most likely has been plated post-mint with a magnetic material.
I'm not bringing it to college with me because my coins would distract me too much. ;) They are getting packed away so I can open and enjoy them...
AU-50 IMO.
Packing up all coins before heading off to college. Realized I hadn't shared this one with you guys yet. A really cool error coin. [ATTACH]
As soon as I read the title that's what I imagined...you beat me to it!
I agree with the two above me. Nice find. :)
Agreed, this looks like incuse die deterioration doubling. http://www.error-ref.com/die-deterioration-doubling-incuse/
I was thinking it was that one as well but I though the doubled column on the coppercoins example looked a bit bigger, though that could just be...
It's not a die chip, this is a doubled column+doubled knee. Very cool!
A short list (I could go on with the different designs for each denomination), but I have never owned: -Gold -20c Piece -Barber Quarter/Barber...
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