I see the "8" the coin has alot of miles on it but is it that simple? I just want to be sure I'm not missing anything... hesitated for a few days to post
Hi Marie - I'm thinking it's a 1950 S LWC with damage that burnished material from the 0 and smeared it below. You can see witness marks from a turnstile or the like that scraped across the 5 and 0. Damaged LWC.
That's a helpful tip!! Sometimes the data is right in front of us...if only we can see it!! Nice pickup Inspector!!
Marie, Do not limit yourself to one section of the coin. Look around the coin. For instance, look at all the other Smooshed areas on the coin. and notice, how all the other smooshed areas (excluding the *significant* circulation wear) is around the outside, which happens to be where the 8 (or 0 etc) is ... If you look on the shoulder you can see significant wear too, along with indentations and wear on the surfaces .. look to the left and that long gouge closer to the rim where the letters just above it are smooshed. even above the 8 has long scratched ground into the copper So do not limit yourself to one single element. Look around the coin. Take a look at what you see in TOTAL ... wear, smooshes, etc .. usually the Coin ITSELF can tell you a lot, not just one Small, singularity item. Learning about the condition of the coin is to look at the ENTIRE coin. Does a coin grader simply look at a 1 millimeter square of the coin, or do they look at the entire thing to see if it meets the quality ? Once you start looking at the entire coin, and understanding what you see, you'll learn a lot about PMD.
