powermad5000

Hello and welcome to the forum! Well, I also see a CAM and after reading some of the responses, I don't think that part is in question anymore. What is still in question is opinions on grade and value. Good photos by the way and yes, taking the photos in different lighting will always affect how the coin looks. It is usually best to try to take the photos of the coin well lit, but not washed out with too much light if that makes sense. If the lighting is poor, it can make the coin look dirty, or environmentally damaged. I would say with the steps on the memorial being blended in the middle, and some evidence of light wear all around, this coin would probably grade as AU 53 RB. However, I do think the obverse scratch leading to Lincoln's face would get this coin a details grade so the actual numerical grade in my opinion is moot. Unfortunately, details coins usually only sell for a substantial reduced price below what the actual grade is on the label. Being an MS 61 is currently offered for over $2000 on eBay and a quick check of the NGC census has turned up very few of these submitted in any grade and only 8 in details census, I would think this coin even in details grade would not lose about half to two thirds of its value as is with more common details graded coins. All this said, however, it will only be worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I could even be wrong about the scratch getting dinged by the graders, but it does need to be taken into account for its possibility. As for declaring its value if you are submitting it, I would say you wouldn't go wrong by declaring it at $1000. No matter what you declare it, it will have to be submitted under the Standard tier as its value details or not is within that tier. You also need to pay the $18 Variety Plus fee for the coin to be properly graded. There is a dealer locater listed right on the main NGC page here. Under the Resources tab, in the dropdown menu, click on Locate Dealers and put in your info. I think those on the list are dealers that will accept submissions but as always, contact them first. It would be cheaper for you to submit through one of them especially on a single coin submission. Excellent find! Congrats! I will say I thought to myself "Ok, there must have been another get rich quick YouTube video on CAM's and WAM's for all these posts popping up.". It is nice to see an actual example come across the forum!!

The OP posted larger "slices" of the cent in question @Sandon, but I still don't believe there is anything out of the ordinary, and I also still believe the OP's cent is too environmentally damaged for it to have any collector value.

This is an old thread and @Stebo280, you would be better to start your own thread instead of piggybacking on an old one. Many users here won't return to threads that are years old. You would need to provide better, clearer and cropped photos for your topic as what is here is either too far away or too pixelated, but I can state there is no way that an 8 was added anywhere on a 1974 Washington Quarter at the Mint.

Newbies should stay far away from this. And this thread is just a sales pitch. The mods should remove this post.

Hello and welcome! I as well would like to see full, cropped photos of both sides of this coin. I think for the 1996 D Lincoln Memorial Cent, there is no known WAM and they were all struck as CAM. However, I will state from the individual "slices" of it, from what I can see, this wouldn't make much of a difference. The surface looks terrible and environmentally damaged.

Whether accidental or intentional, neither looks like it happened at the mint imho.

I just got the same 05 Buffalo in my change from Dunkin Donuts today but it is not in as good of shape as that one. The face IS banged up.

Seems you have a collection of lamination errors. The second would be called a retained lamination. Are you planning on submitting any of these? Just asking as some might not get much premium in the world of errors.

Hello and welcome! First off, coins are not punched or stamped (as in the other post of yours). Coins are struck. From the limited slice of image you posted, the coin is not a doubled die (not double died) as I do not see any evidence of that in what you provided. However, what I do see is environmental damage in the pitting I see on the coin so you should spend this coin quickly before it has died from corrosion.

If it were graded by NGC, the label would read Mint Error - Reverse Lamination. You can still see the distorted details of Monticello that did not strike up well due to the lamination issue. If it were a strike through, the top of Monticello would have been obliterated by whatever object or grease that caused the issue.

Hello and welcome! There is certainly nothing to be further checked into upon arrival of this coin. There simply were no W mintmarked ASE's in 1986. I am sorry you fell victim to this counterfeit. I would hope the seller is just as unknowing as you were in regards to this, because if not, then that seller is a complete fraud! I hope the seller has a return policy so you can get your money back. I would do nothing as far as opening the packaging even because if you are to receive what is in the photo, it is worth $0 and I hope you can return the package unopened and recover your funds.

Hello and welcome! If I am seeing a tiny B and a tiny A, that was not put there by the mint and someone did that intentionally, much like larger counterstamps found on many earlier types of coins from early to coppers to Trade Dollars to Capped Bust Halfs and just about everything in between. It also could just be paredolia and just the way the coin took a couple hits on the rim though too.

Hello and welcome to the forum and to the hobby! While you may have one of the DDO-001 varieties, it would be helpful to us if you could post clear, cropped photos of both sides of your coin to be able to check it for the necessary die markers to 100% confirm yours is of that variety. While I see a die scratch running into the top of the 4 on your coin as is found on Stage C specimens, I would need to see the rest of the coin to make sure the markers match the known variety. Your coin seems to exhibit original surfaces and while I hope that the tiny black spots are something besides the earliest stages of corrosion found on these steel cents, I would hope it could be conserved to keep from spreading further or getting worse in the future.

Well, that is the last time I try to do the chat board on my phone. Couldn't see the pic so clear. I'm on my laptop now and it didn't take me but a second to see that was a Memorial Cent reverse pressed into it. No more cell chat for me!

Hello and welcome to the forum! I'm not too sure on this coin. On the obverse, it looks like the word UNITED is backward and not incuse and you can faintly see the word CENT near the date and that also does not seem to be incuse. If you pressed a reverse into the obverse with Lincoln's bust, those elements would end up being incused from pressing positive image letters into the surface which would leave behind incuse lettering. Or am I just not seeing it right.

Sure hope that is an April Fools...

Sweet! Did you find this in circulation??? If so, that is fantastic and so not common.

Definitely not an error. I agree with @Coinbuf that is a dryer coin. The rims got mostly worn off as well. It also looks like it may have suffered some mild heat damage as well.

I like the chart @J P M! Excellent!

The mag pic makes it harder to tell what characteristic you want us to focus on, but from what you have provided here I think I see some corrosion under the D as well as maybe some tiny die chips next to it. In the future, please post clear cropped photos of both sides of the coin as well as closeups of any area of interest.

Usually with more severe cases of die erosion doubling, there is a secondary ghost-like image surrounding the letters or numbers on all sides as is the case on this coin. True hub doubled coins produced will exhibit the secondary image to only one side or the other of the lettering and numerals as the dies were produced from a slight rotation when pressed from the hub and the secondary image will be at the same height as the the rest of the lettering and numerals on the coin, not step-like or sloped.

I concur with the others on the abnormalities on this nickel. It also looks like possibly the dies were also loose to produce that kind of twisting motion to it. Full cropped images of both sides of the coin would also be useful in determining these characteristics overall which were not provided by the OP.

Hello and welcome to the forum! From the mushy details and rough surfaces, this exhibits the same characteristics of another cast replica of which many have been posted here with the same question. I can say with much certainty it is not genuine.

No. Mike is looking at buying a raw coin.

I responded to your comment regarding rarity which applies to ALL coins. And I mentioned your ASE's in the comment as well. SMH