I just searched a new box today and besides the usual 10 or so wheats ( oldest was a 1937 P ) and one or two 1960 D Sm Dates I found this 1951 D.
Canadian coins - One Cent from Calgary Coin Gallery
lol.. Nope.. no cleaning... I really don't think it is a repunched date... I'm leaning more towards die deterioration.
Anyone care to speculate on if this is a repunched date? Looking for a second opinion or ten. The U an N in United have the same look as the...
Checkout www.coppercoins.com and The Lincoln Cent Resource .. it'll help you understand what to look.
Sweet Find..
I have one like that somewhere.. looks like a string of copper was laid across the face. Did you check the reverse on that one to see if it's a...
Strange... the seller lived in Texas. They did have a bunch of them but they all sold. I did try to search for it before I bought but found too...
I Bumped it... out of curiosity.. sorry, it was a NEED to KNOW basis.
All in All.. this is still a really cool Hobby. Now I need to go through all my hoarded wheats for that 1944 Peirfort variation. I just read...
Dang.. now I have to search through my wheat hoard again.
Cool.. Another one to look for when Roll Searching.
You could also hoard them and store in 55 gallon drums so when the utility company gets under your skin you can load them in a dump truck and take...
I see your point. I still disagree with the logic behind the designation though. Those fine scratches could be from many different things....
Here's one of the '43 Steel Cents I found in the roll I purchased off of eBay Labeled " Onodaga Sanitorium". It is actually flawless as far as...
Here is a 1971 I found in a bank roll yesterday- I placed it on top of the Graded '71 for a comparison. There is not alot of difference. I've...
Thank You Dutchman!
So, even if it didn't come back " Cleaned" it would still only be MS 60?
I guess I could always snip it alittle to see if it's copper on the inside too?
It's still nice to know I have one of maybe 30 or so known examples. And I know I'll find another one...LOL
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