Greenstang

First- Welcome to the Forum Second,- Could you supply a picture of the full Obverse. All 1996D cents are supposed to be CAM. Only the 1996S have the WAM.

It says that it is silver but the only way to be sure that it is solid silver and not plated is to have it tested. Not having ever seen one before, I can't say for sure if it is genuine or a copy.

Welcome to the Forum. That is normal. There were over 658 million with no mm produced and I'm sure they all look the same.

I'm sure the coin looks better in person as toning is hard to photograph. I know when I have tried, they turn out more black that toned. Toning and the different colours of toning are caused by whatever environmental conditions they were exposed too. Some exposures can create rainbow colours while others can make the coin look dirty.

Not a DD. It's caused by Die Deterioration Notice how the flow goes towards the rim.

Depends on the condition and the MM. Without pictures to say otherwise, they are worth $1.00 each. Are you interested in the Numismatics of the coins or just what they are worth. PS- They are not gold but copper alloy plated.

I can certainly see your point Kurt. I think that YouTube plays a major part in this problem. You can go on their site any day and find numerous "found in change, Lincoln cent worth $1000.00 " type of posting that attracts people that until that time had no interest in collecting coins until they saw a "get rich easy" post. The problem is they don't do any research as to what is a genuine error or variety as opposed to something that has no value and find it easier to just throw something up on a coin website in the hopes they have something valuable without realising that you have to search multiple thousands of coins to even find minor errors or a Double Die. Then when they realize what they have is worthless, nothing is heard from them again as they are more interested in making a quick buck as opposed to the hobby aspect. One of my pet peeves are the those whose first post is "what is it worth", not being interested in the history of the coin itself. I'm not saying everyone is like that as we do have some "newbies" that are more interested in the coin collecting part of the hobby and are willing to learn and listen to what is said when they post a question. These are the collectors I think no one has a problem helping and will someday be helping others.

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Looks more like a 9 to me. You can't compare a 1730 to a 1740.

Not a DD. Just damage as the top of the fours have taken a hit that flattened them. Also welcome to the Forum.

MD is neither a mint error or a variety so no need to mention it. Also it is AU53

Thanks Peter None appear to be be in great shape so my original values remain. Also in the future, please shoot your photos straight on. It distorts the picture when you shoot them on an angle.

Show what?

Is there a question?

Agree The valuable one is a copper 1982D Small Date. Yours is a common 1982 Small Date no mm which means it was struck at the Philadelphia Mint.

I might be able to help you on your three Canadian large cent coins. Here again value would depend on condition. There are several varieties of the 1888 Vickie. All three are fairly common so unless they are high grade, they are probably only worth a couple of dollars CDN. each.

Not the best of pictures to try to diagnose but it looks like it could be roller marks. Not that uncommon..

I can't think of any way that could happen during the striking of the coin so the only answer is damage. Exactly what happened I don't know as I wasn't present when it got damaged either intentionally or accidentally.

Welcome to the Forum. Could you show a picture of the reverse also. As JKK stated, it is not a coin.

The tolerance for a copper CENT is + - .12g so 3.07 is well within spec. It is the copper 1982D Small Date that is the valuable coin.

As per the photos I posted earlier on how to tell the difference between Small and Large Dates, they are all Large Dates.

Agree, just been hit with something. There is no way that could happen during the striking of the coin. Also welcome to the Forum

Here is a picture of a genuine 1776 Continental. Compare your coin to this and you will notice the differences.

Welcome to the Forum Agree, definitely a fake.

No, it just means the die rotated the other way.