Is the Dan Carr token really made from cancelled dies?
I'm no expert, but based on the wear and the smooth edge I would think it's a dryer coin. Either way it's damaged @larryb1918.
I would like these please! Thanks for these giveaways LordM! Good luck to all other participants. [ATTACH]
By "mark up" do mean the price of a raw vs. slabbed coin of the same date and grade?
So is this the way a 100 point grading system convert to the Sheldon scale? 10.0 = 70 9.9 = 69 9.8 = 68 9.7 = 67 9.6 = 66 9.5 = 65 9.4 = 64 9.3 =...
It's a large date. :( Keep looking!
I've never used a CoinStar, but I have used other coin counting machines before. If you put too many coins in at once it starts dumping a lot...
It's toning. Toning isn't a variety, it's a chemical reaction with other substances reacting with the metal the coin is made of. Coins can turn...
I think the problem is with your scale. It rounds everything to the nearest gram which is not precise enough. I had a similar problem with a scale...
I would like to have those dimes! I don't have any pre-1940 Mercury Dimes except for this one with die cracks: [ATTACH]
They have mostly the same meaning, only Strike Through Grease is specifying what it was struck through. Nice Find!
The obverse is a little MAD (Misaligned Die). And the reverse rim is either worn or weakly struck....
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I think there are too many marks to be an MS-68. Looks more like MS-66 to me. Either way that is a terrific specimen!
1943-P
75 cents unless... if one of them looks like this: https://doubleddie.com/1829488.html [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's a complete type set, but there are 2 more varieties of the 1 qt. and 1 other variety for the 1 tray. Here's a list of all the know Duenweg...
I don't like the looks of it. The slab looks like a generation 6.0 https://www.pcgs.com/holdermuseum Here's a comparison of the PCGS logo located...
The 4 has Die Deterioration Doubling. Those lines all around the rim are more signs of a deteriorating die.
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