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Big Nub numismatics

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  1. A decently worn braided hair arg Cent, on a less-than-average planchet. Other than the corrosion seen on the planchet ( since this was like his when it was minted, and wasn't PMD) I don't see much wrong with the coin. I can't tell from the picture if there has been any cleaning though.

  2. Did you find this in pocket change? 

    This is a decent off-center lincoln cent. It's not misaligned dies because only the obverse would be off-center, and in this case both are off so it was the planchet, not the dies. For off-center pieces, the more off center, the more the money, as long as you can still see the date. This is only worth a couple of dollars, but definitely a great find!

  3. What about the reverse? 

    This coin wouldn't be priceless because there is virtually no demand, unless you get attributed by NGC or PCGS, even then it's not going to be worth much unless they give lots of registry points for it. Because it weighs so much less than it's supposed to, I suspect it may have been sand/ other material blasted. It's also circulated.

  4. Artificial toning does much more damage to a coin an dis just the same as adding a mintmark to a coin. The coins above are technically damaged coins, but that doesn't mean they are considered damaged coins.  NGC and PCGS do still grade coins like these, but it's a toss up if it comes back in a body bag. Toning really comes down to how pretty it looks and if it detracts from the coin's design, like rainbow toning around the rim away from the devices. Either way, these Morgans aren't worth being graded. The grading fees are to expensive for a common coin.

  5. A beautiful design on a classic, classic commem. It doesn't look fake to me, but perhaps it was cleaned. I would check the edge of the coin and look for any seems or lines of different colors. On the edge, if it's not reeded, you should see lines perpendicular to the edge of the edge from when it was ejected.

    I die crack is a good sign when looking for counterfeits, because a die crack is nearly impossible to replicate.