There are a number of RPMs for cents and nickels in the 40's and 50's. Some are worth money, some are interesting but do not add much of a...
If it gets reslabbed, does that mean it's.... hair today and gone tomorrow? :wacky:
Assuming the light scratches are raised (sometimes hard to tell from the pic), I agree with Chris. Die polish from trying to clean up a clash or...
Never heard of it called a Fluid Solid. Would that be dilatant? Then I guess a Solid Fluid would be thixotropic. :) Still not buying into...
What is a fluid solid???
I don't think it's a planchet flaw. The edges are too sharp and metal is completely filling the high areas immediately adjacent to the missing...
The US minted BOTH TYPES of cents in 1982. You have the copper type that weighs 3.1 gms. They minted billions of them. The also minted billions...
Does what? As others posted previously, you have one the billions of 1982-D copper cents minted that year. There were a few billion 1982-D Zinc...
I used this test quite frequently in 1982. Just a light tap on the edge with a known copper cent. The zinc cents gave a dull clunking sound. It...
Someone having fun with a vise or press
I did this when I was younger. It's pretty easy to learn the characters for the 18th-19th century emperors as well as the Board of Works and...
You may be able to check Heritage's site to see if the pics of sold lots can be blown up big enough to see. Probably time consuming but unless...
I think you got it right when you said "subtle" Unfortunately, with the high volumes of notes being printed, Subtle = Spend it
That's what you want to look for in the area around the vdb
Fine scratches, mostly parallel. They would be in the die so would show up as raised lines. 60x+ mag may be too high. Once again, there's a good...
The VDB is incuse, so it would be raised on the die. The coin looks like it may have been polished like when repairing a clashed die (area around...
I like this theory as well. There are lots of opportunities for thin layers of grease/lubrication to contact the planchant prior to striking and...
I think you already proved it. You said: “Now, couple that with the fact that those who have experimented with trying to get the black marks...
Just in case you are not aware, the Lessing 3 Reichsmark looks like it has PVC Residue on the surface. It is acidic and will eventually damage...
Notice how the coin has a number of digs and scratches on just the part you illustrated. This indicates that the coin has seen a hard life....
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