he got a cracked head like mine
yes. its hard to see but its around the entire profile wit the exception of the bottom. yes graded just posted its pic because i could see it...
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thanks for all the replies and info. i will still enjoy finding die breaks, cracks, as they are fun to study and just look at. so far iv'e spent a...
more from GC today nothing special and ok buys. i like them they ship fast usually next day . these two helping complete 1936- proof...
best way i can think of to tell proof or not is to compare. i just did this with a 1939. did not have a cent proof of that era so i used some...
i get the jist of the color being altered, and accept it and do not really question it. the real question for me is not the color but why no...
while checking out my unc details collection to see if they are actually unc. i spotted this, at first thought scheeech scratches on the fore...
maybe to hard to see. i'll just say abe has a cracked skull. bad enough i think the die would not last. oh well. color looks ok to me. the die...
lets just say there is some details in the forehead that are interesting best shown in the enlarged third foto. color does have something with the...
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got this cheapish at GC some time ago never really looked at it finally got around to it. i'm thinking it could have been better.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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so to close this thread i would let you know i'm putting it in the collection as a proof details...wear on the rim and environment damage = PF 55...
some more fotos. but i must say that i used MS 70 on it. two dips for a minute. no dip[ATTACH] [ATTACH] first dip seems much cleaner [ATTACH]...
should say i may try it ...... later
yes damaged, but that does not make it not a proof strike. the coin edge tells me it could be but the edge at the top looks warn. the mirror like...
well it look like some classic green patina on copper although very slight. this is a proof i'm trying to find out about in another thread, if it...
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