Virtually all off-center coins are larger than a normal coin along one axis.
I suspect this coin was struck with a conventional die setup (obverse die as hammer die). 1996 is rather early for inverted die setups in the...
Since the devices are cut off along the coin's edge, it's an off-center strike.
Ahem, International Talk Like a Pirate Day isn't until September 19.
I agree that it's silver paint, or something similar.
You'll also find the edge to be unusually tall, the rim/edge junction sharp, and the reeding very well-struck. All are indications of inadequate...
There's no post-strike damage here. Most 1985-D dimes look like this, to one degree or another. It seems to be due to a combination of excessive...
You've got a horizontal misalignment of the obverse (hammer) die.
The blemish on the right looks like a die dent. I would agree with the OPs diagnosis concerning the two blemishes on the left.
It's not damaged. Most 1985-D dimes look like this. It's caused by a combination of excessive obverse die convexity (a design flaw) and...
The dots are, by and large, not die chips. It's a lousy website, full of odd terminology and misidentified errors. For example, their "die cap"...
Definitely a grease strike. Even though it's not worth much, I don't see why you'd want to get rid of it. I'm sure some error collector would...
The obverse IS disturbed, but not in a good way. The surface around UNITED appears to be warped.
Evidently not. None of the many similar counterfeits I've encountered suffered a loss of surface luster.
Conder101 is absolutely correct. The reverse face was struck by a counterfeit die of relatively soft consistency while the obverse face rested on...
All of the grading services misdiagnose these errors. It's hard to understand, as proper understanding of these errors goes back well over a decade.
Your coin is an elliptical strike clip -- a striking error. The planchet was perfectly normal when it entered the striking chamber. An...
I've yet to see a bona fide elliptical clip on a zinc cent. Elliptical strike clips are well represented among zinc cents minted between 1989 and...
No offense taken. However, the OP reports that the affected area is raised relative to the surrounding normal design. That, plus the fact we can...
As others have said, it's glue. The reverse of another cent was once glued to the obverse face.
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