Normally, I don't do stories, but here's one for New Years: This is the actual pic from eBay that I bid on and won... [IMG] I wish I had a pic of...
PCGS MS63RB: [IMG][IMG]
http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/dietype.php?date=1910&die_mint=s&die_type=mm&page=0
PCGS MS64BN: [IMG][IMG]
Acetone will work...just rinse well.
PCGS MS64RD: [IMG][IMG]
PCGS MS66RB: [IMG][IMG]
End of planchet, or sometimes called a straight clip: [IMG][IMG]
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Solutions: 1) invest in a copy stand 2) invest in a PC (perspective control) lens 3) use a circular level to sync the lens and coin...
Camera and lens are not perpendicular to the coin. Many times slabbed coins are not evenly set in the slab. If the coin is canted, you must adjust...
90% of Teletrade appears to be a dumping ground for problem coins.
RE: 1913 Lincoln, thanks for the kind comments...it's grade is PCGS MS64BN.
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/1922Ddievarieties.html
If you shipped 'Insured", then filed a claim with the Post Office.
This is for those who speculate about the 1910 VDB. Here is a pic showing lapping marks at the bottom of a 1909 plain cent. The question is; were...
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