Yeah, that's why I ruled that out in my earlier post I just reread my last post, and well, it makes no sense to have said that. :facepalm:
IMO, if both sides look like the obverse, then there could be the fourth possibility of a defective/thin planchet. But based on the info we have,...
And it's time... Only 3 people voted for the correct grade, and only one had the CAC correct (not sure who that was), Bragging rights go out to...
Lamination error/flawed planchet. Nice coin!
I don't think it's been 'transformed'. DC mints his own design 'fantasy' coins of which i think this is one. I know lots of folks love his...
One of the other possible causes I initially thought of could be a thin or defective planchet, but there are 2 things that rule that out - 1) no...
I'm not fond of the die polishing scratches of coin #1. #2 shows (what I call) planchet roughness in the high points, which I equate to less...
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I'd wait. For comparison, I paid less then $100 for each of these (yes, even the Fugio), and a couple additional ones I've picked up since I made...
My LCS had a couple of dime dies with the X a couple of years ago. At $30+/-, I should've bought them, but didn't. :banghead:
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Dunno why, but this cracked me up!
65 as well here
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Based on this an a couple of other recent PCGS GTG's on commems, it seems to me they have tightened up their grading on the series. I was at 66...
I'm at 67
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