Yeah, it's not going to be a pocket piece. LOL
Thanks @ToughCOINS Yeah, the reverse is distracting. It really is too bad that those spots were allowed to get that bad.
A full dip on the coin would ruin it. The dark spots have already eaten some of the original surface. They will stand out if the coin was...
I wonder if Verdi-care would help any? Inspector this coin does look dark and is, except it is very Brilliant on hand and catches your eye. Those...
I was looking at that crack again, I wonder if in hand it might actually connect to the A. The one that runs from the rim thru the U to the N and...
I picked this one up yesterday for what I thought was a descent price considering the dealer is always above book. Any and all opinions of the...
Well, it's not our fault. LOL 44's can be a real challenge. If a person looked at the DDO's for the year, they look quite a bit like the one...
I think it is still a narrow rim. The 1 in the date should almost be touching. Clearer photos might help.
Thats a die crack, Die stage and die cracks are definitely considered when these are graded. The 68 is definitely a sharper looking coin. The...
That is the exposed zinc corroding. Common with modern Zlincolns.
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How about some full size photos? The clues are in the rest of the die characteristics.
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I wish the Market was still that way, we have only the fruit to bear from a TPG's bottom line. And that for the top 2 is gradeflation. Wish...
Here are the varieties for the 1887 IHC. Maybe you can find a match. Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties (indiancentvarieties.com)
NGC switched to this style slab in 1993, And it is hard to say if this was full red at that time or had a little bit of tone to it. If it did, I...
I lost a light and haven't been able to replace it. The Lincoln cent, I feel is the hardest for me to show the true colors and detail at the same...
Only in good ole fashioned humor :)
Here it is. I paid a RB price for the coin. I think it is every bit of a 67 in hand. [ATTACH]
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