It's rust beneath the surface.
We've seen it many times.
The coins were not dipped in anything, sheets of steel were electroplated with nickel then with chrome before the blanks were punched out.
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- Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:06 am
- Forum: 5 cents
- Topic: 1945 V Nickel Error ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3428
- Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:52 am
- Forum: 25 cents
- Topic: 1906 quarter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4176
Re: 1906 quarter
Large crown.
Line above the date is one marker
Line above the date is one marker
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:46 am
- Forum: 1 cent
- Topic: Need help with this 1997 cent
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6817
Re: Need help with this 1997 cent
Texas cent
Smacked between two pieces of leather.
Believe it only works with copperplated zinc cents.
Smacked between two pieces of leather.
Believe it only works with copperplated zinc cents.
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: Grading Help
- Topic: where would you grade this at?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4896
Re: where would you grade this at?
VG10 maybe F with better pics
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:28 pm
- Forum: Grading Help
- Topic: any help on this one EF30?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3380
Re: any help on this one EF30?
Can't give it EF30 because there is no such grade.
VF30 can do but it looks like it may be damaged on the obverse , need better pics.
VF30 can do but it looks like it may be damaged on the obverse , need better pics.
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:56 am
- Forum: Foreign Countries
- Topic: 1985 US mistruck penny? Maybe thoughts on this coin?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5088
Re: 1985 US mistruck penny? Maybe thoughts on this coin?
The line is ridge ring, it happens on coins struck by a very worn die, very common on US cents, and not desireable.
Your coin also suffers from zinc rot, spend it if you can before it rots away.
Your coin also suffers from zinc rot, spend it if you can before it rots away.
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: 1 dollar
- Topic: 1966 silver dollar. Large or small bead
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18087
Re: 1966 silver dollar. Large or small bead
Best of luck to you.
Those pics are to out of focus to determine for sure, but I suspect it's large beads because small beads are exactly as described, they're small. You can easily fit another bead between two small beads.
Doesn't appear to be so in those pics.
Those pics are to out of focus to determine for sure, but I suspect it's large beads because small beads are exactly as described, they're small. You can easily fit another bead between two small beads.
Doesn't appear to be so in those pics.
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:09 pm
- Forum: 1 cent
- Topic: 1952 George VI Cent MS-64 RED w/ Rev. Die Breaks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4834
Re: 1952 George VI Cent MS-64 RED w/ Rev. Die Breaks
Deep bag marks, rim ding, piece of ear missing.
MS63 at best.
The Mint shipped coins to the banks in bags in 1952, so what do you mean by original roll?
MS63 at best.
The Mint shipped coins to the banks in bags in 1952, so what do you mean by original roll?
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:27 pm
- Forum: Foreign Countries
- Topic: what is this?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5259
Re: what is this?
Neither coin nor token.
A coin is government issued legal tender, a token (usually privately issued) has or had a redeemable value.
Your item appears to be a medallion commemorating 750 years of the city of Wittenberg.
A coin is government issued legal tender, a token (usually privately issued) has or had a redeemable value.
Your item appears to be a medallion commemorating 750 years of the city of Wittenberg.
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:38 pm
- Forum: Canadian Banknotes
- Topic: 1870 shinplaster ???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18451
Re: 1870 shinplaster ???
Authorized by 31Vict. Cap.46
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Authorized by Act of Parliament, Chapter 46, in the 31st year of the reign of Victoria
R.S.C. Cap31 will be the same sort of thing.
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Authorized by Act of Parliament, Chapter 46, in the 31st year of the reign of Victoria
R.S.C. Cap31 will be the same sort of thing.
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:53 am
- Forum: 5 cents
- Topic: 1965 Large Bead
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9114
Re: 1965 Large Bead
Wow!
Incredible find, congratulations.
Incredible find, congratulations.
- Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:18 am
- Forum: 1 dollar
- Topic: 1950 silver dollar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5683
Re: 1950 silver dollar
SWL variety
The polishing as noted by coinguy has reduced its value to buliion.
Never ever polish coins.
The polishing as noted by coinguy has reduced its value to buliion.
Never ever polish coins.
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: 5 cents
- Topic: Found these nickels in the same roll I got from 100$ box from bank,all the coins were in same roll.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 38744
Re: Found these nickels in the same roll I got from 100$ box from bank,all the coins were in same roll.
The OP's obverse pic is not oriented properly, giving the illusion of more rotation than what is actually there.
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:49 pm
- Forum: 5 cents
- Topic: Found these nickels in the same roll I got from 100$ box from bank,all the coins were in same roll.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 38744
Re: Found these nickels in the same roll I got from 100$ box from bank,all the coins were in same roll.
Slight rotation.
Quite common in '67
Not much of a premium unless the rotation is more than 45 degrees
Quite common in '67
Not much of a premium unless the rotation is more than 45 degrees
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:16 pm
- Forum: Canadian Banknotes
- Topic: auction price quotes on this web site
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11109
Re: auction price quotes on this web site
Couldn't possibly include taxes as those vary according to the buyer's location.