I don't think it's ink. Could it be a retained struck thru thread or something? Just follows the topography too well IMO. [ATTACH]
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I can tell. It's not. :(
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So here comes a member that has a talent, and wants to share that talent with his CT brethren, and what's the FIRST response? A negative comment...
Not going to GTG's, but I prefer #2. Initially, I thought #1 as I like the toning the best, but the location of the hits I found distracting. #3...
My first thought was lam also. It doesn't look like a die crack to me. The points I noticed that lean me towards lamination: [ATTACH]
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Maybe this is cheating, but.......... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I initially "Liked" this post, but then i thought about it. If it were me, I'd tell them I'd be sending it back, and would just take the refund...
I'm thinking the funkiness of the right field may be old smoothed out (from circulation) adjustment marks. The gouge IMO would detail it, so VF...
With that being an old holder, and you having the coin in hand, where do you think it would grade if submitted today?
So this thread was sort of brought back from the dead in a different thread, and I figured I'd add my "problem" Hawaiian [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
...and I do think there's someone that would be willing to pay a premium for it. It may not be a true fancy, but it does have a certain coolness...
That would sell for a premium on the bay, I do believe.
That would make a good pairing with my "Bearded Indian" [ATTACH]
IIRC, NGC requires both upper and lower, and PCGS only requires lower.
Way late to this party, but FWIW, I'd have said 64. Reverse is great, but the hits on the cheeks held it back IMO.
My only real question is.... did the OP buy it under the impression it was an 1883-S? If so, he was mislead.
Get some of this, and it'll clean that right up. I use it on all my slabs: [ATTACH]
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