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I will keep lising and reading as you all can see things are forsure not jumping out at myself. I appreciate all of everyone's guidance and knowledge. Ragu

 

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This 1990 to me looks great as in its clean , clear and the features are crisp. Ragu

 

Like this 2013 what would cause this to happen as I think it's an error. Help Please. Ragu

 

Each year they put out different coin calibrations to make different finishes ?

 

These are different and on the 1981 the 8 is different. Ragu

 

Couple things,

Copper is a reactive metal and can tone many different ways depending on the exposed environment. The color differences you see are due to toning, not mint finish. Once again books like the Redbook or sites like http://lincolncentresource.com/ can help tell if some specific coins have special features.

The better looking coins you're posting are nice, but far from valuable. They can be fun to find in circulation, and make great additions to a date set album collection, but generally are only worth face value. At many shows and coin shops you can buy mint sets that will have better uncirculated coins that are usually cheap.

Until you learn the characteristics of mint errors, most of what you find that looks different is most likely post mint damage (PMD). Its ok to post questions, just don't get discouraged or upset when you keep getting PMD as a reply.

The consensus response, is the correct answer 99.9% of the time. There are enough experienced collectors on here with decades of experience to make sure the responses to new collectors are correct. And if someone posts a wrong answer, it gets corrected pretty quickly, right @potty dollar 1878 (sorry to use you as an example, but it may actually be useful)

Keep threads to only 1 coin if possible. It can get too confusing giving answers when there are a dozen coins posted. You may want to limit new posts to only a couple a day so as not to overflow the board. Answering new collector questions can take time if you want to be detailed and A bunch of posts can get overwhelming.

Like anything new, it takes time to learn. Best of luck

 

Just to add, the "ring" on your 2013 is damage from a coin rolling machine. The end coin often gets damaged when the roll is crimped.

 

Thank You , I won't forget that information. Ragu

 

I really appreciate all the lessons I am learning from the feed back yourself and the other knowledgeable collectors are sharing with me. Ragu

 

This coin is Zink 2.6 grams . I would like to find out why it has brush Mark's on it. I'm thinking it moved a little when being treated in one of the areas in the machine. Ragu

 

This dime is a tough one.

 

Well it has had a tough life! Very badly damaged!

 

Can you explain how coin collectors can tell between a mint error and as you say a tough life.Lol. Ragu

 

Fell into a garbage disposal.

 

I found these in my desk drawer at work . . .

What do you think?

Z

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Wonder if he'll ever do a 1909-D VDB? Or did he already, and I missed it?

 

There was a 1907 VDB, but the Denver Mint was producing coins in 1909, so I think he'll avoid that one.

Z

 

Really? I mean, the Denver Mint was producing coins in 1964, too, but that didn't stop him from producing 1964-D Peace and Morgan dollar overstrikes. Or, for that matter, his 1909-O Morgans.

 

The 1955 is I believe most extreme DD coin and no other like it. The 1908 to me is clear , clean and with the s mint Mark makes it a collectors dream one cent , as well as the 1955.Ragu