Not bad. Did some junk silver hunting today too. Picked a few mercs to go in my grading set.
I agree, AU-58. Slight wear on and around horn and hair.
Clr won't hurt the value of the coins you posted..... They would still be worth 52 cents.
Wow, just wow..... I sure hope this was a test. When I see something like this I totally understand P.T. Barnum.
The other option is its a gold plated coin from one of those shister promotions. I do believe you did say you got it from the mint though.... Not...
I believe you may have something. Get a sac dollar and compare the color and put the coin in a flip and don't touch the thing! There were a few...
Not a hub doubled die. It is what is called machine doubling.
This is correct for 1970, there were no Philadelphia minted nickels for that year.
On cents, its best to just put them in a dansco album.
The same reverse die was used on all CC dimes from 1871-1874. Only one die pair for this date.
It's a close AM. The best way to tell is the FG. The close and wide AM have different styles of FG.
Nitric acid will do that in seconds flat.
Pcgs list it at 40 in FR02, 50 in PO1.
Good find! Been on the lookout for one myself.
Not copper. That nickel has been dug up. That is how nickels look after being in the ground. I see them all the time. Worth 5 cents, no more, no less.
Looks cleaned possibly. Look at the change in color around the stars. Lots of dings, so if cleaned, it would be a details coin.
Sorry to tell you, close AM is the standard issue for that year and mintmark. A wide AM would be only on 98, 99, and 00 cents from Philadelphia (...
Look in heritage auctions archives and compare your coin to a real one and you will see the difference.
Could be the result of different hubs used for the dimes.
Post a photo of the 16-d. We can tell you if it is real. Be sure to have good photos of both sides and of the mint mark.
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