hi everyone my name is Alisha, I have been collecting coins for a couple of years,I got a question about a coin I found a couple days ago its a Lincoln penny dated 1982,it weights a little over three grams. It has d mint but there is a error in the word God it has what looks like a nine instead of an o. thanks a bunch: )
:welcome: to CoinTalk, Alisha! Although it's extremely difficult to understand what you're talking about without some photos of the coin in question, it sounds like your coin may have a die chip/break between the 'O' and the 'D' in "GOD". This occurs when a small piece of the steel breaks of the face of the working steel die, causing a small depression (chip) in the die, subsequently causing an elevated mark on the coin when the metal (in this case, Copper/Bronze, what pre-'82 cents are composed of) flows into the crevice, or depression in the die's face! These chips in the die can occur in many ways, but most commonly occur when the working die, created from what's call the master die, is created with some impurities in the metal, causing it to either become brittle or insufficient to strike properly in some other way. It can also occur when a die/hub is overworked to the point where fractures begin to develop, but this probably isn't the case with your coin. Minor die chips are fairly common in the Lincoln Cent series, so if this is infact what you have, it's nothing that'd command a premium on todays market, but it's absolutely worth saving if you find it interesting! Again, this is just a shot in the dark. Is there any way you could snap a few shots of the coin and post in this thread? It'd be really helpful in determining exactly what you have. -Brian
not sure how to up load my pictures I only have my phone right now to be able to get online. do u know how?
Alright, here's what you'll wanna do - 1) Scroll down page to "Quick Reply" box (the one you usually type your thread replies in) 2) Click "Go Advanced" 3) Aftering being redirected, scroll down the new page until you see a "Manage Attachments" option - Click it 4) A new window should appear, and from there, click the "Add Files" option, where you'll be able to browse through your computer's existing photos, docs, etc. 5) After choosing the photos you wish to post in the thread, click the "Insert Inline" option near the bottom-right corner of the page. (Also, make sure the boxes w/ the thumbnail photos are "checked" with a green check mark in the bottom-right corner) -Brian
Hello Lilrice, Welcome to CoinTalk. igradems70 gave you good instructions for posting a photo. However, before you post the photo, please crop the photo so that the coin takes-up most of the photo area (we don't want to see a large blank background with a little coin in it). Then you can post the cropped photo as igradems70 instructed. I've posted extreme close-up photos of coins that have die chips at the "E" in LIBERTY. You will notice how the coins have metal raised (just like the letters are raised) from the surface of the coin. This raised feature is indicative of a die chip. We look forward to seeing a photo of your coin.
