There is absolutely no way to tell from that photo. I have handled many, many of these over the years and still get fooled even when I have them...
I just bought an original bank wrapped roll of 1970 S Proof small dates from a traveling dealer!
There is a little town outside of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania (where I live) called "Trade City". Perhaps there? Heh.:angelic:
I just bought a BU roll of those '69 S Doubled die obverses from my local coin shop!
As a buyer, this wouldn't bother me a bit. All it would mean to me is 10 or 12 hours of fun with my loop. Even when buying slabbed coins, I look...
Well, maybe not. Even an upgrade to 65 would barely cover the grading fees.
CRACK-OUT!!
You referred to them correctly as "golden".
Many. many Jefferson nickels were counterfeited in the 1950's.
Nice find. I would buy them all.
VF35-XF40
65
I started a reference set of counterfeit coins almost 40 years ago to go along with my reference set of mutilated coins. It is so much easier to...
That is the famous "church cent".
Grades on ANACS mean nothing to the secondary market.
I do a decontamination of each coin that I dip prior to dipping it. IT removes dirt, glue and other organics but doesn't touch the metal itself....
Wah-wah- woo-woo- it's all the same to you-you.
That's a lot of effort for a coin of this low value.
Never mind. Lost in translation.
How big (or small) is it?
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