Coins that I don’t know about can u give me insight 0

[Thomas Beers]

I was wondering if you guys could help me identify if anything is worth money especially the 1985 penny looks to me as an error but can anyone tell me about any of this 

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[Woods020]

Thomas,

Welcome to the forum. What is your question? Do you simply want to know what kind of coins they are? If you have specific questions please post one coin at a time with cropped pictures front and back so they can be seen clearly. 

[Thomas Beers]

Would this penny be considered an error?

[Thomas Beers]

[Woods020]

No this is just Post Mint Damage (PMD). It’s only an error if it happened at the mint. Anything that happens after it leaves is damage. This couldn’t have happened during the minting process therefore it is damage. 

[Thomas Beers]

So the bubbling on the jacket and I guess holes off to the side are from time not mint 

[Thomas Beers]

Would this 68 be considered a double die and this 44 be considered good shape? Sorry just started collecting it interests me that this 44 probably in Better shape than me from 70 years ago

[Woods020]

On 8/6/2021 at 10:30 PM, Thomas Beers said:

So the bubbling on the jacket and I guess holes off to the side are from time not mint 

Correct. If I took a guess I’d say high heat was involved in some way but I don’t know for sure. Many times we never know what happened. We just ask ourselves could this have occurred during the minting process? Here the answer is no. 

[Thomas Beers]

And one last coin I want to get details on is this 68 Kennedy would it be in good shape or be off center? I promise I’ll leave you alone  

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[Woods020]

On 8/6/2021 at 10:34 PM, Thomas Beers said:

Would this 68 be considered a double die and this 44 be considered good shape? Sorry just started collecting it interests me that this 44 probably in Better shape than me from 70 years ago

As I said earlier please post front and back of one coin at a time. Generally it is good practice to make a separate post for each coin of interest. Without seeing the back no one can tell you about a possible grade. 
 

on the 44 no major doubling is apparent, but there are several minor DDOs for that date. I’ll post the link to variety vista for comparison of the various ones. These would not be recognized by NGC I don’t believe but you would have to check variety plus page if you see one you think may be a match. 

http://varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/DDO 1944.htm
 

As a new collector it’s common to believe you see a lot of doubled die coins. It’s probably the most common question in this newbie section. 99% of the time the answer is no. Many coins have doubling from die erosion or mechanical doubling and these are not errors and add no premium. My suggestion is before you even start to look for a doubled die, or other errors/varieties, learn the minting process. Also learn what the types of doubling are, what they look like, and what causes them. Error-ref.com has great info for reading as an example. If you don’t know what you are looking for it’s hard to find it. 

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[Thomas Beers]

Sorry this is the 68

[Thomas Beers]

And this is the 44

[James Zyskowski]

I am cringing at the way you are handling the coins 🙀fingerprints don’t come off. Handle coins by the edge. Cotton gloves a100percent cotton t-shirt. Also never clean coins. I don’t think you have any thing special but check for varieties. 🤓

[Thomas Beers]

What are varieties 

[Mr.Bill347]

Any red/brown 1944 is worth keeping but will not be worth grading on any of the coins. Sorry. The Kennedy according to NGC census

../images/coinexplorer/ImagesSpecs-1x.pngSpecifications & Images

 

 

Kennedy Half Dollars
1968 D 50C MS

Category: Kennedy Half Dollars (1964-Date)
Mint: Denver
Mintage: 246,951,930
Obverse Designer: Gilroy Roberts
Reverse Designer: Frank Gasparro
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.4000
Weight: 11.5000g
ASW: 0.1479oz
Melt Value: $3.61 (8/7/2021)
Diameter: 30.6mm
Edge: Reeded
Numismatic specification data provided by Krause Publications NumisMaster.
 

Grade	Base ($)	+ ($)
G	4.75
VG	4.75
F	4.75
VF	4.75
40	4.75
45	4.75	-
50	4.75	-
53	4.75	-
55	4.75	-
58	4.75	-
60	4.10	-
61	6.00	-
62	5.00	-
63	8.50	-
64	12.00	-
65	25.00	-
66	75.00	205

Your 1968 is Au maybe 60. 
sorry

[Thomas Beers]

So should I get the plastic cases for these guys is it worth it?

[James Zyskowski]

On 8/7/2021 at 9:20 AM, Thomas Beers said:

So should I get the plastic cases for these guys is it worth it?

Not until you learn some basic coin handling procedures. Some cardboard flips are fine ( non-PVC).  
Varieties are differences in coins like die cracks rotated dies things that are different with in a coin type. Stuff that happens during the minting process. Now that’s a short explanation. Others here can explain it better 

[VKurtB]

On 8/7/2021 at 10:47 AM, James Zyskowski said:

Not until you learn some basic coin handling procedures. Some cardboard flips are fine ( non-PVC).  
Varieties are differences in coins like die cracks rotated dies things that are different with in a coin type. Stuff that happens during the minting process. Now that’s a short explanation. Others here can explain it better 

All are perfectly fine “album coins”, but not third party grading worthy.

[Jason Abshier]

Gimme a couple of beers and I’ll tell ya what you got . 

[Conder101]

On 8/6/2021 at 11:30 PM, Thomas Beers said:

So the bubbling on the jacket and I guess holes off to the side are from time not mint 

It's zinc rot under the plating.

[Thomas Beers]

How does zinc rot happen under a coating 

On 8/10/2021 at 5:43 AM, Conder101 said:

It's zinc rot under the plating.

 

[Oldhoopster]

On 8/10/2021 at 2:04 PM, Thomas Beers said:

How does zinc rot happen under a coating 

 

The same way rust occurs on the painted fender of your car.  The playing is very thin and once it's scratched or breached, the zinc is exposed to the environment.  And there are lots of things in the environment that don't play well with Zn.