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1885 was extremely low mintage and very hard, and pricey, to come by. The proof 1885 is much more available and some go that route. I really like the three cent nickel and thought about doing a set m… (View Post)

Welcome to the forum. Not double struck, or a doubled die. What you have is machine doubling. this is caused by a slight shift in the dies during striking. (View Post)

I agree with planchet defects. $640 seems high, but the price on these has really gone up since they were declared regular issue US coins. This one is also a club ray variety which usually go for a b… (View Post)

There is no way to know if any individual coin actually circulated here unless it is found metal detecting or something like that. A huge number of 1749 farthings and halfpennies were shipped to Mass… (View Post)

For any definitive help you will have to come up with better pictures. No microscope screen shots, just good close up pictures of the entire coin, both sides. My guess from these pictures is some for… (View Post)