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Earle42

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Since yours has no chainmail but has stars, it is not a legit coin.

Legit Type I has no chainmail and no stars

Legit Type II has chainmail and stars.

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BTW...since you said you are learning: One of the best thing syou can possibly do at this stage is learn the minting process and die making process. Enjoy! How coins are made:How coins are made:How coins are made: :arrow: How Coins (and errors) Are Made How coin dies are made/used: :arrow: https://w...

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As requested, here is another photo; I tried to make the lighting as uniform as I could - though feel free to give me advice on what I can do better! The differences in the rest of the rim (discussed in the messages above) are just shadows, I don't see any anomalies on this coin aside from the 12 o...

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Welcome to the forum. We are glad you are here :D I agree. I have some also. You can see the lathe tooling marks inside (circles). The thin shell alos look as if it was somehow damaged. This is nothing the hobby would collect/value. Most odd looking coins are just post mint damage. A lot of people a...

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I agree on both counts. Also:

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Silver proofs were made for this year but they would have an S mintmark, wouldn't they? Correct. This looks like another one of the plated examples we see posted here from time to time. The weight is within specs. Some companies did this with the state quarters (sometimes gold plating even) and sol...

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How to easily take focused pics of coins using only a phone (no special equipment needed):
https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/view ... hp?t=23514

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Paul, I understand that you think that because chips are so common, people are wasting their time looking for such anomalies. What is a minor, insignificant imperfection to some may not be to others. For instance, many would consider a simple die gouge that is in an interesting place to be signific...

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Welcome to the forum. We are glad you are here :D Pics are fuzzy but it looks possibly like an inconsequential die chip. Micro_Fooled_Framed.jpg This is nothing the hobby would collect/value. Most odd looking coins are just post mint damage. A lot of people are mislead by online clickbait videos and...

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Welcome to the forum. We are glad you are here :D Your pictures go fuzzy when trying to zoom in on them to see the area in question. SOLUTION: Try clicking the following link to find out how to easily take focused pics of coins using only a phone (no special equipment needed): https://coinauctionshe...

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See the PM I sent you about the reality of grading companies. A lot of people lose a lot of money to the companies b/c those people have the wrong idea about what the companies are for and what they do.

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Sorry but the photos are out of focus. However, from what I can see it looks like it is just post mint damage.

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Try lighting it uniformly and posting more pictures. The shadows are making it hard to see. I went back and looked at the first picture you posted and admit the area looks different to me in that first picture than it does in the closeup.

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See the huge video link you had to scroll down past to make this post? Take it for sa step by step as to how to get your pictures to show up as well as what pictures we will need to help you.

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I do not have it in hand, so the best I can do is give you what the pictures could be showing, so please do not take the following as being argumentative asi it is meant to share more info from coins we have seen here before as well as experience with ring of death coins in hand. When metal is moved...

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I agree with the idea of using something verifiable for grading. And basing the system upon already graded coins therefore includes the human opinion. Do you have an idea of how many samples Numi is now using to obtain a grade? For example: PCGS_Slab_Grade_Comp_Failure_Opt288 copy.jpg I personally a...

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Try it! You will be surprised.

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Totally agree. If you are going to have a monarch on currency and coins issued throughout the world, then dress them up for all it is worth! Make them stand out from looking like the guy who ushers people into theater seats or takes up the offering in a church service.

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BTW: Easy focused photos

Try clicking the following link to find out how to easily take focused pics of coins using only a phone (no special equipment needed):
https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/view ... hp?t=23514

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It is not rare to find some outside of the limits and adds no value. Calibrating the scale may help also.

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Sorry about that I forgot to post the pictures IMG_2068.pngIMG_2070.jpegIMG_2070.jpegIMG_2069.jpegIMG_2067.png We can all get excited over coins :D But you did not take the link or you would have had the photos we require :D As for the doubling: Rather than say yes or no, I want to give you somethi...

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These are nice. Please do crop though if possible next time or use the following for force focusing and filling the viewfinder: To make it easy next time: Try clicking the following link to find out how to easily take focused pics of coins using only a phone (no special equipment needed): https://co...

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Nice find!

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Nitric acid can do this:

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With the pics provided, it looks like post mint damage we see here often on US coins caused by the circular mark left when a coin roll crimping machine is used ("Ring of Death").

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Welcome to the forum. We are glad you are here :D I am new to the research and selling/buying part of coins and dollars. I have registered on PCSG & NGC, both require a pricy annual membership fee along with fee's for the research. I will be honest, I wish you had come here before spending all o...

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While I understand the question looking at the pics, I think from the degree of wear I think ony guesses can be made. Possibly even something like a pocket piece someone used to deliberately rub akin to modern fidget spinners or, a bit older, pocket worry stones.

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I know nothing like a 55 DDO is in there b/c he was a collector scrutinizing his coins back then trying to get a complete set from circulation. Although come to think of it, I could not believe it but when going back through the roll of IHCs he put together from those machines I did find a 1908-S he...

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Agreed. But when the economy is tanked deliberately like it has been the past 4 years, it will make people desperate for finding income. So people viewing eBay auctions are wrongly taught that any little oddity a person finds (not knowing the difference between damage and a real error) is going to m...

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I think it will greatly help you to research the term "strike through" at error-ref.com. After reading the description there you should have a better idea of how this cannot possibly be a strike though, but is simply a fingerprint stain on the coin. Whatever was on the finger touching it t...

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We don't need drama and immature attacks on our members here. If you cannot give us what we need to help you, and you get upset about the answers given (and after first having to be told to be courteous enough to read the guidelines so we have enough info to help), then there is no need to continue ...

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Sorry, cannot see the details of the scratch and the date b/c it is out of focus.

Try clicking the following link to find out how to easily take focused pics of coins using only a phone (no special equipment needed):
https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/view ... hp?t=23514

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1. See the huge video link you had to scroll past to make his post? in that link is a step by step of how to post pictures so we can see the coin. 2. As to doubling on your coin: I want to give you the tools to find out for yourself whenever you suspect you have a doubled die, RPM, or OMM: Please cl...

Earle42

Welcome to the forum. We are glad you are here

I agree, possible inconsequential die chip.

Try clicking the following link to find out how to easily take focused pics of coins using only a phone (no special equipment needed):
https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/view ... hp?t=23514

Earle42

Welcome to the forum. We are glad you are here

I agree, possible inconsequential die chip.

Try clicking the following link to find out how to easily take focused pics of coins using only a phone (no special equipment needed):
https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/view ... hp?t=23514

Earle42

Welcome to the forum. We are glad you are here

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Rather than say yes or no, I want to give you something much more valuable...the tools to find out for yourself whenever you suspect you have a doubled die, RPM, or OMM: Please click the following link: Immediate Answers - How to find your Doubled Die or RPM online Note: If you do not find an EXACT ...

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