Borgovan will keep his comments on this subject to himself :-)
You mean 3.1 grams, right? It wasn't until (roughly) 1982 that the weight was lowered to 2.5 grams. Even then....still can't be 2.1 g.
I'd call it EF/AU. This date is commonly found in this grade. The die rotation is not significant enough to warrant a premium. Or, at least, I...
I'd pay 99 cents for it. But not the $3 shipping :-) It's a beautiful coin. Somebody just took out their aggression on it.
Gopher: I was going to give it VG-10 details myself. I don't give net grades, so I'd call it VG-10 details, tinsnipped. Don't get me wrong...I...
Dollar1948: That's a nice specimen. I know nothing of foreign coins. Is that Canadian?
If you have a weak stomach, do yourself a favor and go read another thread. I was going through my stack of cull coins to help someone in...
A hoarder, for sure. I collect (fine...hoard) Jefferson nickels. Raw and certified, I have about thirty 1939-D Jeffersons in mint state, and...
That means there is something wrong with the coins, usually cleaning or damage. They have neglected to "net grade" the coin. I grade this way...
I never look so closely at coins, so I'm certainly not the professional on varieties, but I'm going to call it a minor die break.
The best thing I like about it is that it's the 1945 variety that looks just like a 1943!!! In all seriousness, though, I'm glad you've got your...
I'm not the error expert, but I think that's more likely post mint damage than a clipped planchet. A coin struck on a clipped planchet will...
It would be prohibitively expensive to ship boxes of halves, especially if you're just searching them. The bank should order them for you,...
I've never used proxibid.com, so I cannot speak to them, nor to the protections they offer to buyers. In general, for online auctions, the...
That's likely copper sulfate. It forms in those folders with copper and the addition of water. I've noticed it most prominently in the modern...
I'm not convinced that it's not post-mint damage. I was thinking die-adjustment strike at first, but the reverse would be much weaker. Given the...
It could get a star. The graders just have to agree, and it depends who's working that day. If you're going to get it reholdered anyway, it's...
Wow...this is quite a bit of activity for such a short period of time. I beg of my fellow CTers....please don't feed the trolls. As for the...
Wow...this is an old thread. I have examined hundreds of coins in NTC holders, and I have never seen one that is even close to the proper...
Man...I'd buy those all day long at $1 each!!!
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