• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Greenstang

Member: Seasoned Veteran
  • Posts

    3,948
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    8

Everything posted by Greenstang

  1. Sorry, there was a typo on my previous post, it should read 4.44 and 5.89. They blanks that produce Planchets are weighed in bulk so as long as the bulk weight is within tolerance, they pass the test, so you can have some underweight and some overweight blanks. The mint is more concerned with quantity than quality.
  2. Agree It is damage from a hit, no premium for damage.
  3. The weight tolerance on the clad quarters is .227 which means that it could fall antwhere between 4.44 and 5.89.
  4. There was another one like this that sold on eBay for $305.00, there was another one with an asking price of $500.00 but he accepted best offer. Not sure what that was so it might be worth getting graded, that is up to you. Depends on whether you want to sell it or keep it.
  5. There is a small die chip between the B and I, also die chips are not considered errors. I see no sign of a DD but if there was one, it would be a variety, not an error.
  6. You admit in your heading that it is damage, I’m sure you won’t get anyone to disagree with you.
  7. Great find, this is the third one that I have seen posted. Definitly an error, as stated, retained cud with a bi-level die crack. Where did you get it? Almost forgot Welcome to the forum and great closeup pictures.
  8. Two types of 1942 Canadian Nickels The first half of 1942 produced the regular 100% nickel 5 cent coins. Part way through in order to preserve nickel for the war effort, they switched to Tombac (a form of brass). The twelve sides was to avoid confusion with copper cents. Tombac 5 cent coins were produced in 1942 and 1943.
  9. Coinbuf beat me to it but I was just going to say the same thing, counterfeit. Besides having that cast look, the reverse is wrong. There are two types of reverses on Trade Dollars and that is neither one of them. Looks like a combination of both types. If you bought it, hope that you did not pay too much.
  10. It is only an error if it happens during the striking of the coin. Unless you can explain how this could happen at that time, then by default it is damage, no matter how it happened.
  11. Agree with everything Coinbuf stated. Wrong Forum, replica coin with no numismatic value. Also always show both sides of coin when you are asking a question.
  12. The average weight of a clad 50 cent is 11.34g. Don't know where you got the weight of 4.000 oz. from, no coin weighs that much. When weighing coins always in grams to at least two decimal points. Environmental toning usually doesn't change the weight too much unless it is corroded.
  13. Just a regular 50 cent coin with environmental damage. Still worth 50 cents though.
  14. Just a badly damaged quarter, hasn’t heated or melted.
  15. Quite the Die Crack. Almost runs rim to rim.
  16. That is a 1967 Roosevelt dime worth 10 cents. In the future please crop your photos, this will help enlarge your picture.
  17. Welcome to the Chat Board This is the forum for buying/ selling coins. You should post your pictures and questions in the “Newbie Coin Collecting Questions” forum.
  18. Too bad you can't return iy. It would never get a top grade wih that mark.
  19. Are you sure it is off centre and not a misaligned die?
  20. It is a “D” mintmark with a broken post that has been damaged. Nothing of any extra value. Nice closeup photo, just what we need to see all the details.
  21. The drooling George quarter is caused by a die chip on the corner of the mouth. There is no sign of a die chip on your quarter.
  22. Welcome to the Chat Board As stated, an occulated gas bubble can only occur on a solid alloy coin, mostly on Lincoln Cents. What you have is caused by heat and have the nickname Campfire Coins. We see these quit often on the various coin forums so they are not unusual.