Could someone tell me if this penny on the left look off to you and anything you may know about the reason its colored a little different, also a value if any? Thanks in advance!!
The one on the right has been circulated, the one on the left, less so. You'll find coins of different quality and grade in your searches. So to answer your question, no, it is not an error. One has just been in more pockets than another. Keep up the hunt!
Thanks again! I think Ill keep the shiny one just bc. One more thing, I found this in my first search. What can you tell me about it? On the left.
That is called a type II planchet...it is basically a cent that was not struck. It is a cool find, but not particularly rare. There are many on ebay with varying prices depending on condition.
1963 cents don't have the wide-am close-am varieties. Those are limited to specific dates in the 1990s. 1963 used the RDV-001 design. Close-AM business strikes (RDV-007) weren't even made until 1993.
The known "rare" close AMs are 1992P and 1992D. Both can easily sell in the thousands. There are also a few proof close AM varieties in the late 1990s, but I repeat, there are no wide/close AM varieties before 1992.
You seem very knowledgeable, I could pick your brain all night. Last one I promise. Maybe. Is this a double die or something else?
That is a plating issue...post 1982, the composition of the cent was switched to 97.5% zinc with a 2.5% copper plating. The plating on a coin may tear, crack, and be pushed, as evidenced by your coin. Just as a note, if this were a variety, it would be called a repunched-mintmark (abbreviated RPM). But it is not. Keep up the hunt!
