As an avid token collector, I've found that the best place to buy and sell tokens is eBay.
It's a Misaligned Die Strike. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-overview-of-misaligned-dies-mad-coins.71781/
Looks good to me. Like dekerlegand said, the coin was cleaned and the halos are the uncleaned, protected areas. When I was comparing it to...
MS-61
I don't fully understand myself. Something to do with a video game, and making money of course (no pun intended)....
It's not the same as yours. The hub doubling CopperCoins is showing is to the south of "4". Yours and the one on CopperCoins both have die...
@tibor, aren't you on Collectors Universe?
Yeah, I'm almost positive it's been replated. Even if it wasn't, that kind of doubling is most certainly not Hub Doubling (a.k.a. a Doubled Die)....
Sometimes when steel cents are replated, the lettering/numbering get a ghost doubled look, so that might be the case here. I can't tell from the...
Close call for the grade. I'd call it F-15, but I could easily see it in a VF holder. I doubt it would straight grade though. $40-$50 sounds fair...
I wasn't sure if the lines on the obverse were scratches or reflections. Since they are, It's probably lower than PR-65 and thus, the value is...
@ldhair, could you help?
Most of the time I prefer a bezel. I've seen some very well done repairs. I doubt I could detect some of them!...
Ping testing in my opinion isn't the best way of detecting counterfeits. You should post some pictures of it. If it isn't real, you can be 99%...
I think he's referring to this:...
I'm fairly confident that its not PR-69 or higher, but proofs are nearly impossible to grade from photos. Value = $1.00-$2.50...
I know some of you are on the Collector's Universe forum. If one of you would direct jmm2562 to this thread that would be great. Here's his...
@SteveInTampa, we need your help!
He shows up every once in awhile to show off a batch of nickels he recently engraved. No telling when/if he'll be back.
@Brent hobonickel
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