Bryant, I'll bet you feel like Christopher Columbus. If this goes down "in the book," so to speak, I'm going to be so proud to say, "I once knew that guy who discovered this!" Lol. But, that joking around aside, listen to rickmp. You have enough here to put reasonable people on inquiry. I think you really want this one in the attribution department. They'll put it in their holder, too, where it will be nice, and safe, and cozy. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy, too, in my opinion. I mean, you tried so many times, only to get shot down. If you got it, this is what's called, "poetic justice." Good luck.
I liked this post because my name was in it. Not really, though. Even without my name, it's a great post.
I am trying to take the best I can it is really difficult without the right equipment but I do appreciate you taking time and looking at the photos
Rick, these newest images are the only ones I see anything on. All the previous pics looked like "light doubling". The newest look like the letters are fatter than normal.
Those pics are better. 055,057,059,and060 look very convincing I'm not an expert, but they look good. There are always tons MD pics posted on here and if this MD it's different than others. JMHO
Fatter than normal could be due to the age of the die. Your first pics showed evidence of doubling, the newer pics don't. Sorry.
I would have to agree with you on that one the letters are thicker then normal now I was going to save this for later but I have about 20+ more of them and some show it getting stronger ill get a pic up of another one I have that is stronger. But after I eat haha
I agree with the worn die, the hair on top of lincoln head, look like there polishing done to it.. Hairs very weak there ...
But then, I have one like it that I just found last night, and the hair is very strong, and also has die cracks in the hair, I'll take some images and post them here, if you don't mind, or just start another thread, the coin in this thread, could be a later die state, then the one I have...