Imperfection

braddick

Let's see some of your imperfect coins!

solid

You win!

LincolnCentMan

...I cant beat it... you win.

David

cladking

I once had an 1804 cent that was bent and straightened when it was about extra fine. It
then circulated until it was in poor condition with nothing visable except the date and some
outline of the bust where it had been bent. It was then allowed to seriously corrode and
was harshly cleaned before being hit with something heavy.

I've never seen an identifiable coin in worse shape.

ozzysdad

I never have figured out how this happened?

nwcs

I've got a squished 1898o barber quarter.

airplanenut

No... I win

techeff

I had a feeling Jeremy would show up and take the cake.

mgoodm3

This one shouldn't have gotten past quality control.

K6AZ

ldhair

It's a 95-S

Craton

jdsinva

Who says you can't find interesting coins in pocket change? I've always assumed this was a gas bubble trapped within the layers. It bulges on both sides.





Jeff

Craton

<< <i>Who says you can't find interesting coins in pocket change? I've always assumed this was a gas bubble trapped within the layers. It bulges on both sides.





Jeff >>



Hi Jeff. This coin has been altered outside of the mint. This happens when a high heat is applied to the coin and it causes gasses to build between the clad layers and causes a bulge on both sides. If you think about the minting process and the pressure applied to a coin, there is no way that a coin could leave the mint the way your coin is.

Shamika

I don't know, Braddick's S-VDB looks pretty crappy if you ask me. Plus it's a key date which should give it bonus points!

blastpak

Forgive me if this is a dumb question but you don't know unless you ask. Why have some of you gotten these coins slabbed? Can they actually be worth slabbing and the cost of?

Craton

<< <i>Forgive me if this is a dumb question but you don't know unless you ask. Why have some of you gotten these coins slabbed? Can they actually be worth slabbing and the cost of? >>



Certainly they can be worth slabbing. ANACS charges as low as $10 to slab a coin and most of the coins that I have seen above that are slabbed are worth well more then $10.

JrGMan2004

When I get my new camera, I'll take some pics...

JRocco

This shows just how bad a smallpox attack can be.