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I didn't even see that at first, GD, I didn't look at the coin too long though, it kind of makes me queezy :D
RPM is Repunched Mint Mark, there are lots and lots of rpms throughout the lincoln cent series, especially in the wheat cents, some more dates for...
pre 1964 jefferson nickels keep any washington quarter pre 70 that looks MS pre 70 halfs and any year that a penny is known to have a DD, or...
That's what I personally started out using to grade coins, up untill I started realizing that I tend to grade a coin one point below what everyone...
Here is a thread I started when finding out what buyers wanted out of an auction, you could take the advice they gave to me, and use it to better...
One thing that hasen't been mentioned that every collector needs who has very valuable items in his/her house, which I have, as well as many other...
As for right now, for U.S. coins, I have seen many type coins going for way under the value, this includes coins that grade from VF - MS-60 , from...
Have fun man, and be safe :D:D:D:D
I believe that how well known the seller is for providing quality coins has to do a lot with it as well, you have a person who has lets just say...
I actually think I know exactly how this cent came about, they did it a lot to indian cents, it was a cheap method of making a neat clip on piece...
I took it back to my coin dealer, he was very suprised he had missed something like that, I think the marks bring attention to them at all times...
What I see so far, from the best of my ability, is what I think they call a deteriorating die, mostly happening to coins that were made right...
I bought this from my dealer a couple of months ago, it's price was greadly reduced because of scratches on the rev, from a 150.00 coin, to a...
The only thing that I can really see from that picture, is counter damage, the pic isn't close enough to the letters etc, to determine rather or...
Plated with something, and a clashed die? maybe giving the appearance of what looks like a liberty head, which is really lincolns?
Could it be a experimental type of planchet? Or coating of somesort that the mint used to experiment with??? That's all that I can think of, I...
It sort of looks like it to me, but, i'm just basing that on the pictures, although, I wouldn't think that something like that could have slipped...
I'm with you wins, I personally don't want reagan on any currency or coins.... BRING BACK LADY LIBERTY! :D
Although I can't really tell from the pics, of what you are talking about, don't take them up on the whole 100.00 thing, i'm sure it could fetch...
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