Fingers crossed...
I'm in the same camp. Looks cleaned. The color (pink) is off. I hope I'm wrong. Claw already pulled the trigger.
I tend to under grade circulated coins so I wouldn't try but I love the over date!
Holy smokes, wow! beautiful
You have received a lot of of great information from some of the best in the business. An additional learn to grade resource are classes given by...
One problem with cleaning circulated coins is the "new" shinny"surface" doesn't match the wear and tear of a circulated coin making it stand out...
I've been in the same shoes a few times. The family hates you after you tell what grampa's found in change, kept (loose) in shoe box collection is...
Yet he has 100% positive feedback. Go figure!
+1
Thanks for starting this informative thread and thanks to all who contributed. I would love to see more information on bust halves. I found The...
Whoa. Both E's have me seeing double. Nice find, thanks for sharing!
I do not like to judge by photographs but the soft devices, the cuts (scratches) and reverse toning appear to be an attempt to disguise a...
You found a nice looking coin while CRH, congratulations! While it may not be worth the expense of having it graded by a TPG you could use it to...
The relief of the sun and the (lack of) taper of the rays immediately catch my eye as incorrect.
+1!
As I've posted in the past... yet another reason I will not sell on eBay.
Agreed. The picture and toning make this a hard call for me. Any opinion on the obverse rim between 9-10 o'clock?
The pictures below are from http://www.lincolncentresource.com/smalldates/1982.html Flipping back and fourth between your post and the LCR.com...
Or the ball on the lower leg of the '3?
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