What else do you think it could be? Chris
Jason, I ruled that out because you shouldn't expect to see machine doubling inside the outer edge of the device shaped like this....[. Out of...
The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors, 6th Edition by Alan Herbert is pretty darn good in my opinion. I think you should be able to find a copy...
What do you think your coin would grade? Chris
Let me know when you have examined the other 6,360,064,999 of the same date/mm. Chris
Coin Star machines aren't too much different from the motor in a car. If it isn't serviced regularly, it is liable to act in strange ways. Have...
Granted, you may like to do that, but you're giving others the impression that it is required. So, they, in turn, tell newcomers that it is...
It is called a scratch. You can see the metal pushed up along the edge. Chris
Unless you have found one of the big kahunas, I don't think it makes any difference what you use to clean them. What say you @paddyman98 ? Chris
Sorry, Paddy, but I have to ask why images of both sides have anything to do with the mintmark. Chris
Why is it that every time someone finds a coin that "doesn't look like anything they have ever seen before" (my words) they automatically think...
Save yourself some money and look for one that doesn't have FDOI on the insert. It's a waste of money unless your son's name is Jones and you're...
You never know when or where a grease-filled die will rear its ugly head and fill in some or all of the devices, legends and date on a coin. They...
May we see an image of the reverse? Chris
@Norman Asis It's hard for me to tell. The enlargements are pretty blurry, but I do see evidence of die deterioration surrounding the letters....
Welcome to the neighborhood @b3rt ! The clips appear to be PMD. Chris
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Welcome to the neighborhood! It is not uncommon for some people to punch numbers and/or letters into coins. Sometimes these designate something...
As a rule, you should use a minimum of two light sources. These should be placed at about 10 & 2 o'clock at a 45 degree angle to the subject. Your...
Try to remember that the mintmark was hand-punched into the working die until 1990. Chris
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