Yes, I agree about it being soldered before and then someone tried to remove it harshly
Is the small piece of the left stalk raised or recessed?
Yep, paddy is right .... collar clash
It sure was nice of them to just get enough to ID in the 5 % of the coin that's there... careful die placement.
14K would be 14/24 or 7/12's or .5833 pure
Since the lines run over and through the design, I don't think that it could be the surface of the planchet. The die would have obliterated...
Great photography and sequential shots. You can almost feel it moving.
Made me miss all the hours underway shipboard down in the engine room and machine shop ... as if! I retired 27 years ago so memories are designed...
I'm surprised that no one else had a comment of the PCGS grade of the '50 D.
I like the PCGS site, but info gets a little slim. I check in on CCF, but a few loonies there.
I'm surprised at the grade. It looks like a very weak strike. Very little hair waves on Tom and the whole façade of the monument is weak.
It's got the cleaning scratches, because they were cleaning the hot chow mein noodles off it.
To me, it looks like glue or some other adhesive. It looks like someone squeezed in ahead of me for trying some acetone.
Thanks again for your generous auctions, but there were no special dates for me this time, so count me in on the 2011 Canada 5 Dollar timber wolf....
I've given many of my older coins with little value to local coin clubs, who usually have a table at larger coin shows, and have a "kid's table"....
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