For what it's worth, if you have to use that much magnification to see it, it's probably not going to be worth much even if it is a mint-produced...
I've got an MS62 1879-CC, and it's a lot better than the one above. To me, that's got to be an MS60.
Would it be worthwhile to call or correspond with PCGS to ask what they found wrong with it? How they knew it was spurious? That's what I would do.
If they're all similar to this one, I would say to spend them.
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I was about to guess PR60, but I can see that wasn't right. Or was it? Looks wildly overgraded to me.
What are Zeus dimes? Do you mean either Winged Liberty or Mercury dimes? Also, nickel is spelled el, not le.
Two ways to get an idea of what an 1877 Indian cent will cost: do an advanced search on eBay looking at sold coins and search the Heritage Auction...
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My guess is that it's something created by someone with way too much time on his/her hands.
Die break?
I was going to guess XF45 cleaned.
Well worded tribute to your father. Sorry about your loss.
Nothing you could do with that coin would either help it or hurt it. It's beyond help. I would say it's a spender, but it's probably too bad for...
I love that story, Packrat. My wife laughed at it as well.
I would say 55 on the grade. Too much wear on the breast feathers to be a higher grade, IMO. As for the price, it was a steal! Everything I've...
If you like the look of the coin, and you're not paying all that much above its bullion value, I say to buy as many as you want. Treat it like a...
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I stand corrected. I usually call such a coin a "spender," but I don't think this one qualifies.
The original PCI, which put coins in holders with a green tab or red tab (problem coins) graded accurately. I've reported on here a while back...
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