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[Tim72501]

Here's a few finds, I've got questions about. 

1971 cent Struck through?

Nickel clad ?

Dime scrap copper ?

[JKK]

Well, when you decide what your questions are, please post them and we'll try and address them. We can't answer questions that aren't asked, even when we get clear sharp cropped photos of both sides of a coin which is not the case for any of these.

[Tim72501]

My question is.  Help ID theses 3 coins errors.  Thx. Charles 

[JKK]

Okay. So far I see no firm evidence of errors based on the images I have.

[Tim72501]

Dime and nickel  reverse boh show copper.  

 

 

Cent obv stuck through,  something. 

 

[JKK]

As before, I have no evidence yet of any errors.

[J P M]

Sorry the pictures are to fuzzy to say anything for sure? The copper you see could be environmental damage. coins that have been outside in the earth sometimes look that way.

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

The 1971 cent may be struck through grease, as the motto is very "mushy", however, the pictures are a little out of focus and the coin is very worn, so it's very hard to tell anything definitively.  

The nickel and dime appear to have environmental damage.  The nickel looks like it was sitting against another coin and got wet, and the other coin left present copper colored toning.  The dime just looks like corrosion or "crud".

[RWB]

No errors. Merely common discoloration, use/abuse, etc.

What convinced you these were "errors" of some sort - or of the specific kinds mentioned?

[Tim72501]

Here's a Pic to compare to the dome. 

[Oldhoopster]

The dime and nickel are stained and environmental damaged.  Not errors.

The cent MIGHT be something but you need to show the reverse.  Could be struck through grease, struck through a capped die, or PMD. Need clear pics of both sides.  Remember, if the pics are blurry and out of focus, there is no sense in posting them.

[VKurtB]

On 11/1/2022 at 10:28 AM, Tim72501 said:

Here's a Pic to compare to the dome. 

Oh dear!

[Oldhoopster]

On 11/1/2022 at 11:28 AM, Tim72501 said:

Here's a Pic to compare to the dome. 

Notice how the copper part has very distinctive edges of the copper scrap separating it from the rest of the coin. It looks like you can peel it off.  Now look at yours. The color fades into the surround silver clad, and some of the high points in the leaves are lighter.  Nothing like the error you posted.  No differentiation between the colors, only fading. And that is a characteristic of staining

The outer clad layer of your dime, as well as all other current clad business strikes is actually 75% copper and 25% Nickel. This alloy is subject to staining and environmental damage, so its not unusual to see PMD like yours.  Let a clad coin sit in a cup holder for a few months with spilled soda, coffee, etc residue and see what happens.  It's not pretty

Give us a good pic of the reverse of the cent.  That could possibly be an error but we need more info

[VKurtB]

On 11/1/2022 at 1:10 PM, Oldhoopster said:

Notice how the copper part has very distinctive edges of the copper scrap separating it from the rest of the coin. It looks like you can peel it off.  Now look at yours. The color fades into the surround silver clad, and some of the high points in the leaves are lighter.  Nothing like the error you posted.  No differentiation between the colors, only fading. And that is a characteristic of staining

The outer clad layer of your dime, as well as all other current clad business strikes is actually 75% copper and 25% Nickel. This alloy is subject to staining and environmental damage, so its not unusual to see PMD like yours.  Let a clad coin sit in a cup holder for a few months with spilled soda, coffee, etc residue and see what happens.  It's not pretty

Give us a good pic of the reverse of the cent.  That could possibly be an error but we need more info

 

Yes, the cent could be an error. It could also be a blowtorch job. Since cents of that age are homogenous, the blistering from different metals’ reaction to high heat won’t show here.

Edited November 1, 2022 by VKurtB