Just a 'hit' or contact mark on the D.
I respect Mike D, but I wouldn't call it just a broadstrike with that much reeding showing. just my opinion.
contact mark; nothing else
"partial collar strike"
Yes, although very scarce before about 1998, since then it appears that most cents thru quarters are now struck with the reverse die being the...
IMO, the North Dakota quarter is not a mis-annealed planchet. ....the coloring isn't right at all. It's 'toned' with another coin or something...
'man-made' clip Not genuine as a clipped planchet
surface stains = numismatic pareidolia
Washer/dryer/'fridge/stove Doesn't matter really - it's just a damaged cent.
Micheal Kolman, and Charles Litman, started using Kolit clock positions (Kol-Lit) in the '50's, and those K-positions were used until the...
There's nothing wrong with that cent, and I'll guess that it's within tolerance for weight.
'Spooned' w/the photo is a better description; ...I'm old-school, and the term I learned was 'tapped'. .....six of one, half-dozen of...
Based on the far-way photos, and your description of it not have any reeding, it appears to be a 'tapped' coin. The edge was tapped, and that...
Even if it's a die crack, it is not a Retained Die Break (or Brake), it's not a rare or especially desirable error, and it's certainly not worth $1K.
as above, Damaged after it was already in circulation
I can state with 100% certainty, and confirmation: "It is 100% certain that it is not damage created at the Mint" (in case that's a bit...
I assure you you're not seeing the same or similar coins 'through PCGS' As posted, your cent is a damaged coin, and not an error of any kind....
Yes, it's been damaged and the surfaces are corroded. Sorry, but not an error coin.
It's a damaged coin - Not an error of any kind or type. It didn't leave the US Mint like that.
Yes, in general. Die cracks are usually 'sorta' straight, but can divert in different directions, depending on how the Die itself cracked, or...
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