Greenstang

Agree, PMD. You can see zinc showing through where it has been damaged. No way for that to happen during the striking of the coin.

One thing that you can do is compare the photo of the coin you are interested in with that of a known genuine coin and look for minute differences. Sometimes the difference in weight can tell you. Look at the seller, is he reputable? Is he selling a high value coin for a low price? Basically there is a lot of studying that goes into identifying a counterfeit, especially with the new technology the counterfeiters have come up with. You can always post a photo of the coin on this forum and someone should be able to help you identify whether it is genuine or not.

Could you post a photo when you can of both sides, those have known to be counterfeited and would like to make sure that you don't get any surprises when you sent it out to be certified. I have heard of the one dot and two dot Obverse but never a three dot. Interested in seeing that.

Just a slight MAD ( misaligned die) Still within spec and no added value.

Please show both sides of the coin properly oriented and cropped and we will will be able to help you. Can't say anything about the Obverse without a photo.

Not really an error, that is a planchet that the coins are struck from.

That's called a counterstamp. Someone for some reason has hand punched the 5 on the coin. It is considered damage although there are some people who do collect them

The mint produced over 1 BILLION steel plated with zinc coins in 1943 in an effort to save copper during the second world war so they are not scarce. The no mint means it was struck at the Philadelphia mint

The filled D is just from a broken post but I don’t know where there is supposed to be DD

Pictures are a little out of focus but they don’t look like full steps. Also to be certified as full steps, it has to be in MS condition.

Welcome to the NGC Forum A dropped letter would not be exactly on top of another letter and would be incuse. What you have is some sort of damage. Certainly not worth getting graded.

You can’t have a DD on that mint mark as they were hand punched after the die was made. What you have is just damage.

Welcome to the Forum As Oldhoopster stated, weighing it to two decimal points will give you your answer. What gives you the impression it is 90 % silver?

Welcome to the Forum I take it when you say 1921 air, you mean 1921 error. But as stated, it is just a partially filled grease die to add to your collection.

Welcome to the NGC Forum As stated, a classic case of Machine Doubling which is known as a worthless Doubling. Very nice pictures for your first post but in the future, please include a complete photo of both sides of the coin with your post.

Unless you think it is worth $150.00 or more, it is not worth grading. I can't see where it is worth more than a couple of cents.

Welcome to the NGC Forum It can only be one of two things, an error or damage. The only way I can think that it would be an error is with a Struck Through. If it was damage, there would be some sign of displaced metal. Interested to see what others have to say but I don't think it would be worth spending the money to get certified.

Chances are that it is a fake but would like clearer pictures to confirm. Need to eliminate the "White Light"

I believe the product you are referring to is "Verdi-Care". I have used it myself with a fair amount of success. It was so long ago that I can't remember which supply house I got it from.

I agree. Looks like a small die break but hard to say for sure as the coin is so worn. Even if it was an error, it is so minor that it would not add any value.

Welcome to the Forum I see two photos of the crack on the Reverse but there is no photo of the Obverse Nice pictures but could you also include a complete photo of both sides, this should be done with every new post. Thanks for the new photos

"A penny for your thoughts" is an old English saying originating in the mid 1500's, hence the use of the word Penny.

Thanks Ray,USMC Finally someone agrees with me. A “penny” is the UK version of the North American cent. I once brought this up on another Forum and got shot down because there are some coin wrappers that say 50 pennies. It is not as bad here in Canada as they are mostly called correctly but there are some that incorrectly refer to them as pennies. I find that it is mostly newbies that make that reference and I try to correct them whenever I can. I’m sure that there will be other opinions on this but I am old school and like to call a cent a cent.

It looks like it may be. If you were to remove it from the 2x2, you would get a better picture.

Yes, many times, in fact I have one myself.