I agree. When I saw the irregular surface, I was thinking a rusty die face with pits. Fred’s comment struck me as a possibility so I took a...
1926 D and 1928 S have a two feather variety. Your specimen is without a Denver or San Francisco mint mark.
I notice 2-feather variety - not sure if that’s true for either date off the top of my head. But grainy condition and 2-feathers might further...
I don’t think so. It looks like ODV-07 rather than ODV-05.
I’ve actually been getting unc 2022 cents lately. Maybe 5 2024 cents and a few dimes and nickels. Quarters perhaps the most common but under a...
Not with grease. In fact, the defined rim indicates that this is a grease error rather than a weak strike. A poorly defined rim and devices...
I didn’t read to the end, but I am with the ‘plated’ members. A spectrometer would bear this out, but the visual evidence supports the diagnosis....
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Early case of hydrozincite.
In change? CRH? Or, just because? Curious mind wants to know. :)
It's a spender as noted by our fellow enthusiast. You'll find as you look through piles of cents that MD is a common phenomenon in the earlobe...
When you first posted that coin, I recall trying to imagine that 'jolt'. It is pretty unique from my perspective.
When I noticed the difference in how the site reported NV doubling as doubling, I was confused why they would do that. Afterall, there are...
You’ll note that Coins and Canada list this type of ‘doubling’. It’s very common amongst Canadian cents.
Fun and provocative questions I had answers for when looking up Civil War drummer boys. I recall learning that some were quite young, as young as...
Wishing you the best! Thanks for the update and looking forward to your rebound.
Nice one, Larry!
My first impaired proof was a 1975 S...looked like a basic circulation find. It had to have been in circulation for decades before I found it.
Nice one Sal!! Fun when they are over 100 years old!!
As noted, die deterioration leading to a ghost like image. That said, the 1995 D is one of those dates/mms to check closely. While not as well...
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