I bought my first box of pennies this past week. I opened the box and at first was sad because they were all 2018 d. Then I googled them and read about some errors and I opened 1 roll and seen a crack on the top left of the shields on every one in the roll. I have not opened any of the other rolls. Should i? They also have marks that stick out on the rims if thats the correct term like they are not truely round if that makes sense. I am 3 weeks new to coins so I'm looking for all the wisdom and help I can receive. Do I need to add pictures to help explain what I'm seeing? Are they worth putting up for my son? Thanks in advance.
Will do john1 I only have a head peice magnifier at the moment I have been looking into a usb microscope as soon as I get it ill take plenty of pictures. Thanks for taking the time to read my topic and reply.
Coins you'll get in a box like that were minted from many different pairs of dies. If the shield crack you observe is due to a defect of a particular die, you'll probably get several examples in the box, but not a whole box of them.
@john1 I will take the time today after work and open as many as my eyes can handle lol. do you have some pointers to look for in the 2018d year? does anyone have any examples I can compare to? once again thank yall for yalls help.
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