EagleRJO

Look for coins in better shape.  Even if there was an error it wouldn't command much of a premium at all due to the poor condition.

For the 1893-S Morgan go to the NGC certification verification page here ... https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/ ... which will have a guide price.  It's a Details coin, which is less desirable and not accounted for in the guide prices, so knock off about 1/4 to 1/3 the guide price for that.  But I would stay away from very low grade or impaired coins with Details grades like that as they dont look as nice and can be difficult to sell resulting in a significant loss.

For the 1895 coins go to CoinFacts and VAM World to find examples to get a grade and help authenticate them if you know how to do that.  They are more scarce than other issues, but not rare.  Critically, both of them look a little off so be very careful with raw coins like that.  Then you can go to the NGC pages on Morgan values here ... https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/dollars/49/ ... to find values and check auction prices.  Grading and Authentication of coins is an advanced area of coin collecting so if you are not very familiar with doing that stick with certified slabbed coins.

If you are newer to coin collecting why are you targeting such expensive coins?

That quarter is known in numismatics as a "Parking Lot Coin" where it has been damaged from sliding around on asphalt pavement.  It's not an error.

On 3/5/2024 at 5:25 AM, VasquezJ said:

I found out that it a 1943 No mint mark Lincoln Wheat 1C Bronze coated

I'm sorry to say your coated coin will come back in a body bag as the rare 1943 cent error is solid bronze, not coated.  If you want to further discuss your coin please post a new topic instead of hyjacking someone else's topic.

On 3/4/2024 at 10:04 PM, Kramdog30 said:

I did take it to the local coin shop and they said it was a "weird purity" and they machine that they had did not test 21k

From the following NGC info 21k or 87.5% purity would be correct for that coin if legit.  You may need to visit a shop that has an XRF tester.

https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-second-republic-peso-km-410.2-1873-1905-cuid-1118721-duid-1444520

With the damage to the coin, including in the area of the mint mark on the reverse, that would likely knock it down close to melt so it wouldn't be worth submitting.

On 3/3/2024 at 4:42 PM, floyd o. said:

Just places on the internet was saying it wasn't for sure. Also saying that the polish coin was worth around 500 usd.

You must have been looking at ripoff listing or inaccurate information which is all over the internet.  Be wary of the source of information, and see the list of links in the pinned topic at the top of this sub-forum for some reasonably reliable information.

On 3/4/2024 at 7:37 AM, aNoobyScavenger said:

although the “coin is only .01g” part is confusing me

The specified weight for that nickel is 5.00g +/- 0.19g so it should weigh between 4.81g to 5.19g.  If the actual weight was 4.80g it would only be 0.01g below normal tolerance which is very small.

With an actual weight of 4.85g it would be within mint tolerances and could be less than the 5.00g spec due to planchet variation, wear, exposure to a corrosive, or some combination of those.

The granular and somewhat mushy appearance suggests exposure to some type of corrosive like an acid, which would also account for the slughtly lower weight.  This is just damage and not an error.

On 3/3/2024 at 6:50 PM, cobymordet said:

I did check ebay and saw some 74d DDO's sold

There are only 2 minor 1974-D cent DDOs that would not even be attributed by the TPGs and a host of them with machine doubling that are hawked on sites like Essy/eBay as being valuable to take advantage of less experienced collectors.  Unfortunately, some do fall for those ripoff listings.

On 3/2/2024 at 7:22 PM, Midwest Dozer said:

... how about a 1974-D ddo fs101 like the 1997 fs-101. i put it on ____ and someone finally helped me instead of laughing at me.

Where did you get the FS-101 designation for a 1974-D Cent?  I don't see any 1974-D cents with an FS designation, NGC Variety Plus does not list any cents for that year, and Variety Vista only lists two minor DDOs for the 1974-D cent with no FS designation.  An FS designation (i.e. FS-XXX) for a variety like a DDO is a "Fivaz-Stanton" number assigned to significant varieties which are listed in the Cherrypickers Guide that have an added value.

If you mean it appears to have doubling of the ear lobe as shown in the picture you posted which looks similar to an FS designation from another year it doesn't work that way, and isn't a match with a 1997 1C DDO FS-101 anyway, and would likely just be "worthless" machine doubling discussed in detail at Wexler's site.  So you probably got some bad advice.

Attached is the die clash overlay for a 2009 FY Cent to assist with pointing out where you see appropriate clash marks, as I also don't see that.

Street level trash talk that you or I may be more familiar with considering where we are from aside, social media and forums like this have developed zero tolerance policies for stuff like that which I think is a good thing.

On 3/2/2024 at 8:30 PM, Henri Charriere said:

I never knew it existed

I never saw that medal before either, and Bob must have just seen that mint mark before as its not familiar to me either, although the German coins I collect are older.

However, I don't think it really makes any difference as the op would probably not be convinced he didn't have a super valuable "gold" coin no matter what was posted, and matters little anyway as we are not likely to hear from YoungMoola after physically threatening JKK.

On 3/2/2024 at 8:23 PM, Henri Charriere said:

Do we?  

Yes, meaning we have a listing with a direct match for what the op has.

On 3/2/2024 at 4:17 AM, cobymordet said:

I did, however, happen upon this gem:

I think we have a winner.

On 3/2/2024 at 4:57 PM, Henri Charriere said:

A genuine gold rooster weighs 6.45 grams. This one weighed in at 6.33 grams, or a difference of not 12 tenths, but 12 hundredths of a gram

I think you had it right originally which was described as "off by 0.12 gm", which is a little more than a tenth of a gram.  That is still "significant" given the much tighter mint tolerances for such coins.

I am curious if you thought given the dealer description that the coin was a contemporary counterfeit by a particular individual which might make it collectible, similar to Henning nickels.  Otherwise it would just be a counterfeit only worth melt value if real gold.

On 3/2/2024 at 10:07 AM, Henri Charriere said:

The bronze copper cent is the one that is rare and valuable

I think you meant the 1943 bronze cent.  Bronze contained mostly copper (95%), some zinc (5%) and small amounts of tin which is sometimes just referred to as a "copper" cent.  A magnet would not stick to a bronze cent.

For that year a cent struck on a brass planchet would be a "transitional error" as the cents were suppose to be transitioned to zinc coated steel.

On 3/1/2024 at 9:52 AM, Emmure said:

So why is it that everybody on here tells me that my coin is worthless then tells me to go to a website that will show me that it's worthless

Maybe to help you so you know how to identify these things yourself.

On 2/29/2024 at 7:08 PM, Youngmoola said:

@JKK I don't respect u neither ..I'll kick on yo head if I ever see you in real life n smack u u  racist  

On 2/29/2024 at 7:46 PM, Youngmoola said:

@EagleRJO we'll grab yo guy n tell him to get his mind right he clearly got out of pocket wit me first when really he could've kept his opinion to himself..ya dig

You can banter and criticise all you want, and the mods are pretty hands-off even with stuff like that, but my point you missed was that physically threatening someone on this board is unacceptable and @Administrator should boot you for doing that.

On 3/1/2024 at 1:51 PM, VKurtB said:

Oklahoma? West Side Story? Les Misérables? Cats?

I was going to say "Cats" knowing how fond Roger is of our feline friends.   

On 3/1/2024 at 11:06 AM, kannerjo said:

... when I zoomed in, I thought "am I looking at a mint error"?  I'm specifically referring to the flattening and shoved inward rim on the obverse. I'd liken it to a pie crust's pinched edges.

It's just damage.  Think about how that could have occured at the mint, and since that's not a realistic possibility it leaves damage as the likely cause.

Just the mushy details with completely intact rims on the posted coin is an indication of a counterfeit coin.  Unless you know how to properly authenticate and grade gold coins, which is an advanced area of coin collecting, stick with coins that have already been authenticated and slabbed by a well known TPG like the attached by NGC.  It will help save you from possibly being ripped off.

On 3/1/2024 at 12:36 AM, Velvethell said:

The site named www. Coinvaluechecker.com Posted this ... 1986 Wide AM Penny Error

The information on that site is wrong.  There is a lot of incorrect or misleading information on the web, so I would stick with the resources and links referenced by Sandon above.

And I wouldn't worry to much about mixing up errors and varieties as that is a common mixup newer collectors make as they are similar, with both being mistakes made by the mint.  Varieties are simply mistakes made in preparing the dies used to strike coins and affects all the coins produced using those dies.

On 2/29/2024 at 7:08 PM, Youngmoola said:

@JKK I don't respect u neither ..I'll kick on yo head if I ever see you in real life n smack u u  racist  

You are not going to last long here to troll people with comments like that.

On 2/29/2024 at 7:14 PM, Youngmoola said:

to all who gave an honest opinion or feedback I truly appreciate it

JKK was giving you an honest opinion and feedback.

On 2/29/2024 at 5:42 PM, Henri Charriere said:

A "roll," as that term is commonly used by coin collectors, is a roll.  A "bag" is a bag.

Come on, everyone knows that bags of rolls from eBay/Etsy is where you score all these super rare and valuable coins the op has, and that it's certified if it comes in plastic.  What, did you have a brain fart or something.