I've only got one, but I find them fascinating.
Let's take it a step farther back, the "d" used for penny in the nail sizes goes back to the Roman denarius.
Best bet is to post pictures and the weight. Odds are that it is environmental damage as explained in this thread.
They were very heavily minted. When I was a kid in the late 60's early 70's I had a book of magic tricks. One of the tricks was to have someone...
No that is just a zinc blister.
Great news, thanks for the follow up.
Blurry, but looks like heat damage. I think I see the surface bubbled up.
I may be a; moron but I know that Washington died a little over 221 years ago, not 250.
Might it be some kind of strike through? I think if it was scraped it would be through to the zinc core.
The dime is a miniature, novelty item, not real. As far as doubling, real doubling is not always a doubled die. In fact there are likely...
Only worth one cent though.
May have even been etched by something acidic on the "clean" side of the coin. It just doesn't have the look of a crack at all, and there would...
There could be a slight raised edge to the stain, residue from whatever stained it.
Oh well, the original coin is just a normal cent, no dime involved.
I've been looking at this for some time, and I just can't see anything.
I just can't see this going over G4.
I would definitely trust a collector in his or her specialty over a coin shop owner. While a coin shop owner usually has some knowledge over a...
It is best to look at the centering of the M, not the size of the gap.
Yes it is, look at the spacing, the M is not centered. Look at the FG as well, it is farther away from the base of the Lincoln Memorial. Which is...
The last coin posted is a close AM.
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