but the materials shortages of the war had not yet been adopted.
Yes, it would involve removing it from the holder, but that can be done with no impact to the coin and most likely none to the holder. If you PM...
Let me ask this, Paddy. Do you agree with me on the rub?
4 replies, but both of you were helpful...
looks like candied bacon
If you're thinking Full Steps, think again. The steps have an interruption that crosses them all between pillars 3 and 4.
so my instincts are better than I thought...
The coin is far rarer in Mint State. Good call by @Beefer518 and @ddoomm1 but I can’t tell Proof or unc based on the pics. I can’t see the outer...
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AU-58 I see 3 areas on the obverse that look like rub to me. the shoulder, the face, and the breast
what happens at the Mint stays at the Mint. The rest is PMD.
Illinois Newby, do you have access to a jewelry store? One of the best ways to authenticate the coin is to weigh it on a really accurate scale,...
I just figured that since a complete set had never been assembled, that you would be the most likely candidate on CT to attempt it
so... special dies, more strike pressure, and only 1 strike, but no special treatment for the planchets
This coin was struck about 2 years before we entered WWII
sure. I know of several reputable coin dealers as well as work in a shop myself on saturdays. I would be happy to authenticate your coin at no...
Sounds like you're near Decatur. There are a few dealers in Champaign, but none that I know personally. If you're planning on keeping the coin...
near what city do you live? I live in the Chicago area and there are plenty of reputable dealers from here to St. Louis
but you'd take a coin that's worth less than $1,000 and spend almost $100 to certify it with no upside to doing so??? that makes no sense
why should this coin be graded? Is there a huge jump in value on a certified 1893 $2 1/2 coin? Or is that just for authentication? Because...
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