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Now that is a great idea there! Thanks for suggesting this.

OH!! but wait a minute..... I just noticed "Moneda De Coleccoin"(Spanish) in this Ebay listing. Maybe this coin brings more $$ in a different part of the world???? (but yet ships from the United States) Not to say a U.S. individual couldn't speak two languages...... But then again, maybe the individual listing this coin mistakenly put two extra zeros in their starting bid and didn't realize it. Now it makes sense.....🙄

Considering this Half is priced at about $12 bucks per the NGC price guide...... and then notice the "Seller information" on your picture which is ZERO feedback..... All adds up to a piece of ---- seller trying to pull something over on someone. I can bet you this listing will be here for quite some time to come.

Opened up a stock bank roll of Nickels last night and found this packed between two coins in the roll. Thought it was pretty neat for this to have made its way into a roll of coins. Never really paid much attention to coin wrappers as I get 99% of my rolls from my local bank which are always wrapped tightly in new white LOOMIS paper rolls. On the flip side, buying "OBW" rolls from a third party, one has to be very cautious for a variety of reasons. I did some research on what I could see and read on this shard of paper. It was produced by String and Sons in Harrisburg, PA (50 Cents of Pennies). It is currently a discontinued product per their website but that's all I could come up with. Just wondering how old this paper roll may be. It is extremely fragile and thin paper. Not a big deal at all but I still found it interesting and thought I'd share it with the group.

I received this email from NGC this morning in regards to the issue I am having. One question to those on this thread/post. Did any of you download the "Invision Community 4" program that some of us had a problem getting around several months ago? Just curios that if you did, if your issues may be a result of having downloaded that internet program. I personally did not download that program. I can't remember who all was on my previous Topic that said not to download it. Hello, Thank you for the picture. I am waiting to hear back from our web team and once I hear back from them, I will let you know. Best Regards, Scott NGC Customer Service

I have contacted the NGC website admins regarding the "Invision Community" stuff popping up on my screen very frequently and not allowing me to view anything on the forum (not sure if this has anything to do with what is currently going on or what you guys are seeing). I have been in contact with Scott with NGC who is looking into this. I posted a thread months ago about this same issue. It went away for awhile but then started happening again. It happened to me a week or so ago but now after contacting admin maybe this will be resolved. Just FYI.

Welcome to the forum. Your coin is a classic case of machine doubling. It is also apparent on the Eagle's wing feather tips. Very defined and shelf-like doubling which is normal for MD. Not a doubled die.

Never really gave it much thought even though I hear, or read, the term "Gem" quite often. I have wondered about this same question pertaining to 'Gem coins' and the true meaning even though I have heard other less accurate explanations in the past. Good info and post @GoldFinger1969. Still learning here and I learned something new and valuable today, thanks! Edit: our post crossed @RWB. Very good info regarding the meaning of the MS terms used such as- Select, Choice, Gem, etc..... Thanks.

My decision to stop hunting dimes had nothing to do with MD or the poor quality control. I have also arrived at the point where I may have to switch over to solely hunting Nickels, and in the process bypassing my BELOVED Lincolns 😞, and possibly even start hunting and searching Quarters. You may ask why? BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE SQUAT ANYMORE!!!! Going to have to up my readers to at least 2.50's I suppose (and still use a glass)......

James..... PLEASE.... can you give me some pointers as to how to go about this???

Welcome to the forum! @Lem E and @Fenntucky Mike, two experienced collectors, have given you some very good advice and links which will help further your understanding and knowledge of what a Mint error looks like. I agree that your first coin suffered damage to the D at some point in its life and your second coin is not a tripled ear as Mike also stated. Work on your picture taking some so that when you post your coins, they will be clear, cropped and crisp.

Forced me to look this one up, learning something new everyday. It does appear to be where the word Dime originated. Very interesting. Here's a copy and pasted quote from a website I just pulled up. (Maybe this is also where the criminal slang term, "Hey man.... you DIMED me out...." originated as well.) 😁 St. Dismas is the patron saint of all those in prison. It was titled Disme, The Arts of Tenths or Decimal Arithmetike and it was this translation which inspired Thomas Jefferson to propose a decimal currency for the United States (note that one tenth of a dollar is still called a dime).

Yes, I agree completely. The position of the numbers in the date of a 1952, amongst other things, does resemble the op's coin. The 9 in the date of a 1952 is ever so slightly lower than that of a 1958 from what I can discern. There are other 'markers' as well, including differences in IGWT and LIBERTY, that I recognized prior to submitting my first comment about it being a 1958. I just thought I could see an 8 despite the other factors involved that you mentioned. I wrote these 'other parts of the coin' off as just PMD and went with what I thought I could see. Good observation @Just Bob, of course, I wouldn't expect anything less from you!

I'm still extremely bored here in Georgia where it has been pouring rain all day. Luckily we missed any really bad weather and I hope all of you in the path of that strong line of wind and thunderstorms here down South did as well. I have had nothing better to do today than spend an hour looking at coins (not a bad thing), spend an hour online (not bad either), spend 5 minutes on the honeydew list (edited on purpose, not fun....) and finding time to play around with coin pictures. OK......I will meet you guys halfway!! I will give you a 2. Albeit backwards!

It's probably a 2. That's why I don't, or wouldn't, play the lottery even if I was given a 50/50 chance......

Very neat find @Patman54, good job! I love greasers. The more grease, the better. I have one somewhere I found in a bank roll where IGWT is completely missing. I was really bored so I did a little photo editing to your third pic which seemed to me to maybe show a numeral. Anyway..... here's what I came up with. Looks like it could 'possibly' be an 8 to me but there's a lot of chatter around that area which could be misleading. Doesn't matter though, still a cool coin and we will never know (which I think is the best part) what that last number is.

@J P Mashoke thanks for the compliment. However, I had it completely backwards about the A in STATES. On a WAM, the A will be directly centered between the T's in STATES. On a regular Cent (CAM) the right leg of the A will be closer to the T on the right side of the A . I am going back to my original post to fix this info now. But... There is a noticeable difference in the placement of the A in STATES in regards to a WAM and CAM. Sorry for my mistake.

I agree with the comments above. @Just Bob made a really good observation about shadowing. I will have to remember that in the future. Just one question though if you don't mind? Have you determined if this 'spot' is raised off of the field? Not to damage the coin, but if you took a toothpick or better yet a rose bush thorn (if available) you could gently tell if it is raised or not. If so, it could be the most perfectly rounded die chip I've ever seen. Even if it is raised metal, I can't see it being consistent in its shape to be that of an extra tail of an RPM produced by the same mint mark tool that created the mm on your coin. It appears to be too circular in shape.

Hey @J P Mashoke. Definitely a nice WAM in the second pic. I'm with @Coinbuf on the third pic by the looks of the surface of the fields. The left leg of the M looks a bit thinner than normal to me. You may already know this but I will throw it out here for those that don't. When in doubt as to wether or not you have a 1998, 1999, or a 2000 WAM, there are two other key determining factors you should look for. Look at the position of the A in STATES. On a WAM, the A will be directly centered between the T's in STATES. On a normal cent (or a normal CAM for the '99,'98 and 2000 year Cents) the A will be shifted closer to the T on the right side of the A such as ST ATES. The other thing, and more pronounced, to look for is the positioning of the designer's initials, FG, in relationship to how close or far they are from the corner/base of the Memorial. There is an inverse relationship here to the position/location of FG. A WAM will show the FG initials closer to the Memorial. A normal Cent (being considered a Close AM) will show the designer's initials further from the base of the memorial. In addition, a bit of trivia I recently learned about WAM's (supposedly from a reputable source), is that the A in AMERICA is not the letter that has been "moved". The M in AMERICA is actually the letter that was moved which produces the wideness (I think I got that explanation correct....lol). Just FYI in case someone comes across this thread while studying or learning.

Hey Dejone. I'm glad you've been reading up on some of the links that were supplied to you, good job. Unfortunately, I think you have a normal Cent here that has some dents, dings, PMD and such. I'm not seeing anything in your pics that look like doubling. Your close up pics are too blurry to tell anything. The line under LIBERTY doesn't look consistent with a die crack IMHO. Resembles more of a linear plating bubble.

I think I would find another city to live in........ just sayin....... I'm not a big drinker at all, I do however like a sip or two of shine though that comes straight out of Kentucky (@Hoghead515 help me out here brother .... I know you've got to have some connections ). I feel like I opened up an entire can of worms here with my initial post on this thread (first comment on the op's post) but it would have probably surfaced sooner than later had I not commented. Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers at all...... There's been some good advice, and at the same time some questionable advice, that I have read up until this point. I like it when the members here can agree to disagree on the forum. Makes it very interesting to see the different point of views. I'm going back to my bank rolls of Lincolns now to find that 1982-D small date copper. I will let you guys know when I find one!

@Just Bob Thank you for the recognition of our esteemed host. Even though I have been an NGC member for a little while, and my greatest love in collecting are predominately errors and varieties, I did not know this link, or information it supplies, was on this website. Evidently I have overlooked the link that leads to this section. Since joining NGC, I have always stuck to the chat boards and the NGC price guide. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Much appreciated.

@James Zyskowski Just something to be on the lookout for. There is a very little known variety that exists on the clad Dime known as the reverse of 1968 that is found on the 1970 and 1971 Dimes (I believe those are the correct dates). Don't quote this as I'm going from memory on the year of this variety but it is recognized by TPG's as a variety. It deals with the torch flame design element. It is very easy to see. It's basically a more defined/detailed torch flame with an extra indentation in the flame. Kind of hard to explain but PCGS lists it as a known variety and I think they have good pictures to show you what to look for. They are fairly pricey for higher grades from what I remember. I have found many of them in the past. I actually found one that was well into the MS category but I can't find it now for the life of me!!!! ARGH!!!! Anyway, I think the info I supplied is accurate if I'm correct about the dates (can't remember which mm's but I believe both Philly and Denver struck them). I remember posting this Dime here on the forum a long time ago for confirmation when I discovered one. I think @Conder101 gave a good explanation about it (once again.... going off my feeble memory). You may want to use the search engine here on the forum to see if you can pull up that thread and see what I'm talking about. Good luck my friend. Edit: I just looked ATS and I was mistaken for the years of this variety. The correct years are 1969-P, 1970-P and 1970-D. Only these three years in MS, no proofs were involved. https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/detail/511014 Hope this helps.

I somehow feel like I helped contribute to your beautiful new Buffalo acquisition. I'm the proud new owner of one of your GC coins. A beautiful blazing Lincoln might I add!! Thanks!!

In my best @Hoghead515 impersonation: Golllll-Leeeee...... ain't them battery backup chargers the cats meow!!!!