Fenntucky Mike

I've seen this type of visual variance in the fields of modern gold coins many times, it is not considered an error nor will it preclude a coin from grading 70 and in some series it's difficult to find a coin that does not exhibit spots such as these. I don't know the cause but would guess that it is due to some sort of sloppy die or flan prep, maybe the alloy itself? If the spot is raised then it could be a die chip as @Sandon stated, that there is seemingly only one spot makes the die chip explanation more likely but the look of it makes me think otherwise, hard to say without seeing the coin in hand. The weather is supposed to turn to 💩 this afternoon and through the weekend, could be an interesting research project to pass the time. I'll pass on any info I stumble across if I dive further into this. Bottom line is that if you find it unattractive then either live with it or move on, imo the coin is not over graded based on current market standards but many will find a spot such as that unattractive and not pay top dollar for the coin. Below is a coin from my collection that displays this type of "flecking", it is difficult to find a coin of this type without this, but the overall dispersal gives the fields a night sky type effect and adds depth, which is not unpleasing to me, others will undoubtedly disagree but to each their own.

It's another no for me. Is this the same coin as in your other post?

Even thought the OP has managed to conveniently crop out some of the area where the clash is located there is still enough of the coin visible to make a determination. The OP's picture is terrible and extremely pixelated but I'm not seeing anything that would indicate this is a mule die clash. If better, clearer, images are provided I'll take another look, until then it's a no for me.

It's not.

Well done everyone. Congratulations @Zebo, well deserved my friend.

Ah I see now, thanks. They look more like occluded gas bubbles to me, as opposed to progressive indirect die transfer, but either is possible.

Die defect, damage, or wear/erosion of some kind. I don't have a specific answer other than there are a lot of possibilities. Maybe a small chip that has rounded from wear/use? If this was a variety of some sort they would probably be used as die markers or for identifying die state. Are you talking about the raised dot next to "ONE" and below the steps of the memorial?

Sandon nailed it, this is absolutely a previously encased cent. No added value. Here is one from my collection.

Agree, heat damage.

Can't be if the weight is within tolerance as the OP stated. A single clad layer is roughly 15% of the gross weight of a quarter, which is noted in the article you linked. If the weight is within tolerance the most plausible explanation is environmental damage.

Not probably, it's not. A perfectly normal half dollar. 50¢ face value, $8.34 melt.

Just your average ordinary everyday circulated cent, no doubling to speak of.

If you want it in an album crack it out, I wouldn't sweat an estimated $4 difference you've probably spent more than $4 worth of your time worrying about it. This was probably part of a bulk submission and possibly submitted by a business that gets special negotiated rates. I see that a seller on ebay has a bunch of these listed for $12 plus shipping, so it's not like they are scarce either.

Just got this one in today, I thought it a better remembrance of Pobjoy than the farewell Pegasus minted as the last coin. It's a cupronickel, crown size token. The Britannia design is a little rough but no worse than most U.S. coin designs today. Britannia is also holding a token in place of a shield which I like, coin designs on coins or banknotes, or banknote designs on banknotes, is a little offshoot collecting lane I go down occasionally. The Pobjoy token reminded me of this one, another crown size piece minted by Pobjoy. It was quickly withdrawn as it was deemed in violation of the IoM currency act, all the people going around the island trying to use these to purchase items probably didn't help matters either.

It's silly but less so as people have preferred plastic, not that that makes sense either, but once they cross to CACG-L there is no way to tell as far as I know. If they are giving "L" coins a pass and grading everything else tighter that would be a problem, but as you say there is not enough data to speculate on at this point. If a CACG-L coin is no more likely to cross back to PCGS or NGC at the same grade then was CAC wrong to bean it? Shouldn't a beaned coin be strong for the grade and more likely to cross back being market graded? Do you think that opinions can be that varied for the same coin on a consistent basis? If CACG is grading more tightly than compared to PCGS or NGC then those coins, regular CACG coins, should stand a good chance at crossing or maybe even bumping up a grade. Hypothetically that is. Yeah, CACG will need to get a registry going ASAP if they hope to compete or gain a foothold in the market, even then it will be interesting to see how many collectors will be willing to cough up the $'s to crossover or start buying CACG slabs in qty for registry sets. Actually, now that I think about it I'm not sure that having a registry would be a big draw at this point, seems like people are shifting to wait and see mode. MyCollect had a registry set up from the start if I remember correctly and it's dead as a doornail over there from what I see. It'll be interesting to see how this all shakes out in a couple of years.

Nice find, and nice of your friend to let you go through their change jar. Looks like these are going for around $10 on ebay, raw, in decent shape. I'd at least slip him a fin.

It was a busy year for me, my goals remained the same as the previous year which is to complete sets that I've already started and have been working on. On the purchasing front I picked up far more pieces than I though I would and as far as bucket list items go I'm still filling out my list. I've previously mentioned this but it was an amazing year for tokens, having acquired 60 or so, but I expect that things will quite down somewhat on that front, possibly a lot, in 2024. I was also able to add several pieces to my Isle of Man coin and token collections. I started two new sets, Italy 500L and Irish Free State '28 proofs, and was able to acquire the coins to complete one of the sets with the help of a Forum member, the coins were just received in at NGC last week. I managed to acquire several gorgeous 5 centavos from Guatemala of various dates, a top notch '55 proof set of Rhodesian coins, several old ANACS holders with world coins I collect, and many other pieces along the way. The purchases have slowed down towards the end of the year as I save up for larger $ items and I expect this upcoming year will be much slower with fewer coins coming in but 2023 was a truly great year for coins and banknotes. First and last coins of 2023 Bought Jan 1, 2023 Bought Dec 31, 2023. Seller's pics.

So the L is only for beaned coins that are crossed over and not all crossovers? If I'm understanding this correctly it just seems silly, why would the perception of more NGC CAC coins being crossed to CACG devalue "L" coins? Because they were in NGC plastic? They were beaned people. If they truly believe that CACG is better, that the CAC bean matters, and that CACG coins are going to bring in premiums over NGC & PCGS then it shouldn't matter. They should also have some comfort in the distinct possibility that the coins will cross back to PCGS or NGC at the same grade, maybe even higher. It doesn't hurt to wait and see though. I think people should be cautious, especially when crossing coins to CACG that don't have a bean, and be concerned that a coin's value could drop but not because of combining NGC and PCGS beaned coins into CACG-L coins but of the majority of the market rejecting CACG due to stricter grading. It'll be interesting to see how the vintage, non CAC, coins are handled by CACG as compared to the more modern ones, will they be more lenient on cabinet rub or a wipe with more crossing? Interesting about Laura being an investor in CACG and then deciding to close LRCA. CACG lost a platform as did Laura, I don't know that it really hurts CACG in anyway but it's interesting that she decided to shut LRCA down and pass up the opportunity to advertise CACG.

If PCGS can get their registry set act together, which they haven't the last time I looked, there are enough PCGS fanboys and dealers to pull some of the higher end and better quality pieces away from NGC. I don't believe that PCGS will ever catch NGC in quantity of world slabs but they could catch up with them on the higher end pieces. If that happens then NGC would have dropped the ball by not catering more to world coins in the way of variety attribution, registry set construction, etc., not that PCGS is doing that or that it would be worth NGC's time to do so, but if NGC wants to nip any potential move by PCGS in world coins in the bud then that would be one way. For lower value world coins, < $300, NGC coins do sell at a modest premium, once you get over that $300 threshold the difference is typically negligible with a few exceptions. I believe that has more to do with registry set construction and NCLT coins. I've been seeing a lot of Irish coins in PCGS plastic, still am, as well as Rhodesian and Guatemalan coins to a lesser extent fwiw.

From what I've seen and read a majority of coins crossed at any grade have been downgraded or returned as a "details" coin, but as I previously mentioned if those coins didn't previously have a CAC bean on them those are the results they should have expected unless the submitters have a superb understanding of grading and what CACG is looking for in coins and can cherry pick PCGS and NGC slabs. I also read that CACG was labeling some coins with an "L" to signify that they were previously graded by NGC? I'm not entirely sure what that's all about, or if I'm correct, as I didn't see a clear explanation of it. Maybe @Coinbuf knows something about it. Just what you need right, , A, B, C, & L coins.

No lamination. I'm assuming you're talking about the dark color of the cent which is normal for a coin of this type when out in circulation exposed to who knows what. If you're seeing something else you'll have to be more clear.

Those are not cuds, damage only. You can clearly see that the metal has been pushed and folded over, the bumps and lumps well.... On a coin that damaged even if there were a cud there would be zero added value.

I'm of the mind that CACG will have to adjust to grow, if they want to. I don't believe there will be enough pressure from CACG if a large majority of coins don't cross or get downgraded, I don't know that the general public will have an appetite for that, and PCGS & NGC will continue grading and encapsulating as they currently do. I expect that people will be better off leaving non CAC PCGS and NGC coins in those holders at higher grades, then will lower graded CACG coins sell at the same price level as a one or two point higher PCGS or NGC coins once things settle in. If the answer is yes then you maybe correct but then how many CACG coins will get cracked out and sent to PCGS or NGC? The biggest potential upside still seems to be with CAC'd coins, no matter the scenario.

That's a nice'n. I get enough Canadian coins in change that I started a few albums just to do something with them.