Greenstang

Welcome to the Chat Box A cent is larger than a dime so it wouldn't t be smaller. As I.cutler stated, it is a dryer coin. Put it on top of a regular dime and you will see that it is slightly smaller.

After stating it is an 005 and seeing that it is on a 1989 Lincoln, I have been doing a little research to prove myself wrong. From what I can understand, about 10 years or so ago it was thought that this was a variety (005 on 1989 cent) and it may have even been on Variety Vista. After much discussion, Dr. James Wiles, a Coneca attributor claimed that this was caused by die abrasion that caused the 006 to look like an 005 and it is no longer listed.. If you were to send it in for attribution, it will just come back as being caused by die abrasion. I picked this info up from reading bits and pieces of other discussions about this so it is not something new but has been hashed about for quit a while. Hoping that someone else can add something to this posting as I had never heard of this before and am interested in what other members take on this is..

I'm not sure as you didn't state how much you know about coin collecting, but there are about a dozen coin dealers in Edmonton plus I think there is a local coin club. Maybe getting in touch with one of them might be a good start. It is hard for anyone here to help with what you have when you don't give us any details about the collections.

Would have liked to see the whole coin but I'm sure you have a reason for not showing it as you usually show complete pictures. With the top of the "G" being damaged and not extending out and the looks of the "F", I will say that it is an 005

Welcome to the Forum. For the experts on this site to help, they are going to need the size and weight of each coin. It would also help if you were to crop your pictures. All that background is unnecessary

Can't be a 1943. The leg on a 1943 extends down to as far as the leg on the 9. It might be a 1945

This is the same coin you showed about two weeks ago and you were told then that it is MD, not a DDR. Reposting a coin will not change it, it is still MD.

Agree Just some sort of stain. Couldn't have happened during the striking of the coin.

And your question is?

Welcome to the Forum As stated, that is just Damage. What you think is an error is impossible to happen during the striking of the coin. The only time you can have a random letter or number appear without it being damage is if you have what is called a "dropped letter" which in this case it is not.

Welcome to the Forum- You are probably referring to the initials AW for the designer Adolph Weinman which show on all Mercury dimes. The mint mark is on the reverse. Also it is a good habit that whenever you ask a question about coins, please accompany it with a large clear photo of both sides. This will better help us in answering your question.

Looks genuine to me. Part of the GSA hoard. Where on the internet is it being sold? eBay, etsy, private, etc.

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?