coinman1794

What was done to the coin to turn it blue?

There are a number of nice/interesting RPMs and DDOs known for 1960-D cents. This does not appear to be one of them, but it does have die erosion doubling or possibly machine doubling damage. Here are a couple 1960-D varieties: 1960-D DDO-101 (RPM & DDO) 1960-D CONECA DDO-004

I agree that this is a difference of lighting and white balance.

This does seem, to me, to be some type of counterfeit, whether evasion copper or modern forgery.

If it says "Rim Filling," then some sort of metallic putty was used to fill in a hole. If it says "Rim Filing," then the rim was shaved to remove copper, as has been said.

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E PLURIBUS UNUM and the right bell pole are the easiest places to see the doubled die on 1959 DDR FS-801.

The diagnostics do suggest this is 1818/5 B-1, though the overdate itself is obscured by encrustation.

There are also some very strong, very desirable die varieties that PCGS/NGC will not recognize because they are not published in certain books.

NGC publishes the complete list of die varieties they will recognize on their website. If the variety you submit turns out to be a different one, it will be labeled "too minor to list" because NGC does not include that variety in their catalog.

It is often best to consider the buyers premium as part of the price. Personally, I don't even pay attention to the actual "bid."

I've seen nowhere near the caliber of fabulous collections on GC, so this certainly has not happened at 17.5% buyers premium. Time will tell if 20% will be the breaking point.

I agree that this is die wear. The letters of Liberty are also distorted.