This is not grease-mold doubling. The extra hairline above Lincoln's head is an example of split plating doubling. The doubling of the 9 and...
Off-center with an "indent" (indentation from a planchet).
If the ring is incuse and affects both the field and design, it's a scratch from a crimper on a coin-wrapping machine.
Excessive weight in a copper-plated zinc cent could be due to rolled-thick zinc stock or excessively thick copper plating.
This is not a lamination error. As I said, this is a brockage from a struck fragment. This is a well-known error type.
It is an incuse, mirror-image version of Abe Lincoln's head. Which is what you'd expect of such an error.
If the feature is recessed (and it appears to be) then this is a brockage from a struck fragment. An irregular piece of metal was die-struck on...
From the abrupt termination, I suspect you're looking at a chipped working hub. This rare hub defect, in combination with a 180 degree rotated...
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...
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