Found this 1918 cent with a great lamination error. This appears not to be very valuable as seen on Ebay, but I wonder why not. It looks like a great collection piece to me.
Having this mental issue of looking at every coin/Bill that passes my hand, I looked at this $2 Bill and found a small, but unusual "error" on this bill. What happened to it? It looks like a corner of another bill =was on it when printed. Nothing shows on the reverse.
I know my photos aren't the greatest, but I hope that you can see the crack that runs from the center top of Lincoln's head all the way down around his throat (Looks like someone had it in for him and slit his throat, ugh.), goes down his lapel then up and under the date to the rim. BTW it doesn't go to the rim up top. This could be the gnarliest crack I've ever seen, and there are 2 small ones on the back as well. The way it goes under the date makes me think it was on the planchet before the die strike. Tell me what you see on this poor coin.
I have several Indian Head nickels where the dates have worn off. I guess I could spend them; however I hesitate to do this. What would you do with them?
I think the date on this SL quarter is 1930. Would like to see what you think. Also would this coin be worth anything other than melt value? It appears to be a Philly with no mint mark where it should be. Gigi
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Opinions on this coin. Looking at coppercoins, this could be a doubling in several areas. I always get answers about split serifs ( I think there are some.) but does extra thickness not play a part? I still get confused.
I saw this coin in a roll of old-ish coins. It stood out due to its luster, but it had a glob of crud? on it and I couldn't help myself. I wiped it with some MS70 and a cotton swab. It brought out this rainbow hue...iridescent . The photos don't begin to show how much. Did I ruin a coin that someone might have wanted?