Deana2874

On 2/19/2022 at 12:17 PM, JKK said:

The rim is not melted. It's smashed. This looks like a parking lot coin, in that it got stepped on or run over while laying around a parking lot. Especially the weight of shoes and tires running over it, pressing it into the small rocks in the blacktop and scraping it, does stuff like this to a coin. I do not believe it was deliberate abuse, just happened. Probably no one who contributed to this mess was aware they were doing it.

As for unfriendliness, I'm not sure what you're seeing that would warrant that claim. You had your first reply within minutes, albeit not a very illuminating one, and no one has spoken abusively to you. You asked a question and have received polite answers. If that's unfriendliness, then I'm not sure what can be done.

Well the reason I said that is because this isn't my first post. My first post immediately got a whatever you call it remark too. My 14 year old daughter saw the flaw/abuse as I'm teaching her to collect as well as myself in honor of her father that passed away and I know absolutely NOTHING about coins. So kindness can go a long way. Thank you everyone for your response and info. Maybe this just isn't for us after all.

People don't seem to be very friendly on this site. I thought this was to help beginners like me?

So the melted line into the T on trust is coin abuse??

The line is melted into the T in trust and other oddities. What would this be called or considered. Is it mint mistake or environmental? Thank you for all your help.

On 2/3/2022 at 12:04 PM, Woods020 said:

Also on these this is great. I assume this was taken on a phone? If so now go into edit and crop it so the coin is most of the picture. You want to get as close to the coin as you can that the phone will sharply focus and take the pic. Then go to edit and crop it to remove some of the edges and make the coin larger. Just don’t crop to the extent it sacrificed image quality. 

Like this??

On 2/3/2022 at 11:26 AM, JKK said:

Also, you should always crop the photos so the whole coin images are as large as possible. Modern photos have very high resolution and if cropped, the coin will in most cases show as much larger (as in about the size of the original partial image).

My stomach rolled a bit when you talked about cleaning with vinegar. Don't clean them at all unless you must remove physical matter that obscures identification or is actively corrosive (like PVC slime). Saying that is like saying to a daycare: "So what ways do you suggest I starve and torture my kids? Dog food and hickory stick work okay?" No, nyet, nein, lo, non, la, okhi, etc. Here is the reason: most forms of chemical cleaning and all forms of physical abrasive cleaning will alter the basic natural color and look. Before, it was just dingy, maybe; after, it looks unnatural, not right. And if value matters, bad cleanings (which would include nearly all novice cleanings) generally drop the value a couple of full grades. That means that the nicer the remaining detail, the more money you throw away.

There are a very, very few people to whom none of my cautions would apply. I know one. I am not myself one. This board might or might not have one, but they are rare and they all paid to play (meaning they had to practice somewhere).

Thank you both so much I think I've now ruined all my wheat pennies 😭. I swear I hate youtube!! Thank you though I won't do it again but now I'm devastated.

Those pics were zoomed in xs 30. I have a jewelers magnifier. So here's a couple not zoomed. Thank you for all the info. It's a bit overwhelming lol. How do I polish my change after I clean it in vinegar?

Yes thank you for all your help and suggestions. As I did put my question in the subject line that was the only place it let me put any wording other then replying to my own question. When I say I'm new I literally mean that this is the first question I've ever asked anyone. It is a 1944 mercury dime. No it is not the one were the columns have the lines. I have started collecting wheat pennies for my 14 yr old daughter her fathers passed away and used to collect. I found this while looking for pennies. Being a single mother with no family or friends its hard to know were to turn especially on the internet. As far as picture of the whole coin my question was in reference to the E and D only so thought that was the only part anyone needed to see. Thank you kindly for the links. I will surely study them. I appreciate all of your answers and help. 

I'm really new to this and not even sure were to look at pictures of good double dies without watching hours of youtube lol.

Thank you I was actually just referring to the E and D pictured.

I'm trying to find out if the E and D are double die