It might be a contemporary counterfeit. The design looks wrong. Does it weigh correctly?
I've heard they sell for more than a PCGS or NGC graded coins in the same grade, but a stickered PCGS slab is king. I'm not sure where stickered...
F-12
MS-64+
It has some environmental damage, but I don't know if it warrants a details grade or not. I think it has AU sharpness.
It's similar to dirt erosion during a heavy rain. As the metal flows to fill the design, it slowly "erodes" the dies.
Those are restrikes from the original dies, correct?
MS-63
They might be radial flow lines (caused by die deterioration), but I'm not quite sure. Are the areas with the "lines" more lustrous/shiny?
It's called a Linear Plating Blister.
MS-65, not Full Steps.
AU-55
The 1903-S reminds me of this fake Peace Dollar I have. Many counterfeits have uneven or malformed rims. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
They're both counterfeits unfortunately...
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