Post your under $50.00 purchase...

I guess I was just lucky - like finding this 1868-S quarter in a small coin show
in Belgium for just the equivalent of $35-38.

But that was in 1999..

 

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DAY-UM!!!

 

So what's going on with this coin?

First off, the reverse clearly shows an off-center strike. About 10%


But there's something weird going on with that break in the copper plating from between the E and C up to MER.

What does the obverse look like?



There is evidence of another planchet obliterating part of the strike.

Is there evidence of letters from another reverse around K2? Need a better photo (stack) to be sure...

What year? Well, we can be sure it was 1982 or newer because it's a Zlincon. We also can be sure it was no later than 1986. How? That's the cool slab, used only in 1986:




The CONECA rep at the ANA show looked at it, but decided it made his head hurt too much to think about!

$30

 

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1940-S weakly struck through the center of the device on the obverse. The reverse die was failing. Several die cracks and the chip in the E of CENT. $30.00

 

$39

Replacing in 7070:

 

Is the (N)E broken? Lot's to love on this onE.

 

$4 after trading in the coin below. Still on the hunt for the permanent coin in a bit higher grade, but this one looks much more wholesome for now.

Replacing:

 

Too bad your new coin has damage in the MM area, it's a wonderful, late die state...

 

Pretty what you are seeing is die break and potentially a cud on the bottom of the reverse.

 

I assumed that area was as struck cosidering how much other stuff was going on but perhaps not?

The reverse was what I found interesting about it as well.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking too but wasn't certain on the proper term for it.

 

Can you please explain what this means/how it happens? Eager to learn beyond just being a LDS. Thanks.

 

This was $27

 

Metal fatigue. After being subjected to high levels of stress in a repeated fashion over a long period of time, the metal will fracture. Try bending a paperclip back and forth. After a while, it will break.

 

+1

What he said!

 

That explains the die breaks. I counted five from the wreath to the rim and another one or two in the interior of the coin depending on whether it's one longer break or two shorter breaks. I'm not sure whether the impressions where the Mint Mark is located is as minted or PMD. There doesn't seem to be any reason to remove a mintmark.

But it's a nice piece regardless.

 

$20.50

 

Oooooh shiny

 

A steal!!

 

Nice one!

Two more from 74.