Assuming your die markers match those of the SMS Cent, all that could simply mean that the same Die was used, but for normal circulation strike...
PMD - Post Minting damage What you see on the coin, (rims/edges, etc.) all occurred to it after it was already in circulation.
Thanks for calling me 'Dude' ....makes me feel 50 years younger.....
The 'more out there' is wrong. If there are any more out there, they are in Estates of Ex Mint Directors, or possibly the Floor Manager. You...
Nice set Joe! -
We're not as concerned with you being wrong, and us being right, as we are concerned that you feel your coin is an error, after numerous people...
None of the SMS 1964 coins were put into circulation. They call came from one source, an Ex Director of the Mint. You won't find one in...
Those are nice photos in the OP's first post, that show lots of damage to the 1919 cent. Your cent is damaged, and did not leave the US mint...
They're totally legal, in all shapes and sizes, punched and unpunched. I have 8 foot-punched strips for 1943 Steel Cents, and there are much...
The 1978 appears to be on a rolled thin planchet And....I need to correct myself.....the 1955 is on a Tapered End rolled thin planchet. (the most...
The 1945 is acid treated. The 1955 is on a rolled thin planchet
It's a very, very minor MAD, imo, and I wouldn't consider it an error - way too many coins are struck like this. More of a minor anomaly, in my view.
As above - plated and won
Contact mark from being in circulation.
small lamination flakes
Based on the photo, it's taken a hit in those two areas mentioned. PMD from what I can see
It's not an off center coin. It looks normal in your photos. Can you show us where/why it's off center? I don't even see a minor mis-aligned die...
I can't tell from the photo what it is and what caused it. Although it 'looks' good, I don't believe we can tell for sure just from that photo of...
Sorry to say it's damaged. Everything you see as different on the cent occurred after it was in circulation. It's been 'crimped' by something, or...
The close ups are good examples of the flatter, 'shelf' like doubling that mechanical doubling exhibits.
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