Think of it this way. You walk into a coin shop and the dealer has 2000 pl coins, 200 MS coins and 1 Specimen of which there were only 100 made....
I here ya, The sharpie drives me nuts, honestly though the sharpie saves me some time, Just went thru 100$ from a bank on Broadway Thought I was...
You would have to nail down the provenance, to have much value over face value.
Yes, even Ike's. Coins begin to tone as soon as they are struck.
Well done 1st Sgt, Looks like the die marker in the S is there. The stain above the chip threw me off for a second. And the VDB looks correct. @robec?
Thrace, Sestos. 300 BC Ithyphallic herm and vase. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 2020D Lincoln [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My birth year is a difficult one and this is the second thread that I almost passed up. I have never found a coin this year that I like for my...
Still PMD
I would be leery of buying an 09'S VDB without having it attributed. Even though the MM looks close to the correct position of #4. It does not...
I see your point, and pretty much refuse to pay a high premium myself, toning has an originality factor. Most if not all bright white coins have...
This could easily be from a deteriorated die issue. When a coin is sprayed with plating it tends to build up around the devices, especially when...
That isn't an RPM. The coin looks plated.
I don't collect them. I just liked the toning on this one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A coin missing the MM or any other letter/device is from what is called a grease filled die. The area missing was debris filled. When the letter...
The neck is a bag mark and the reverse is damage. I see nothing that resembles a dropped element. @Avery G. please explain how a dropped filling...
Very cool dropped element.
Dipping copper will turn the coin pink. It will re tone after time. But may never turn back to an acceptable color.
Where is the doubling on the 3?
I am a skeptic when it comes to these finds. It would be neat to see them authenticate it as real, that sure gives many of us cherry pickers good...
I see your thoughts with the above statement. But they are not correct only an assumption. Your coin is only stained, and there is not a die...
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