a retained struch thru area is easy to identify. they will almost always have a tiny and barely visible sunken in line around the retained struck...
If it's not something dried up on your coin then I am totally stumped here. It looks like you have a glob of the same stuff around the words IN...
The raised area behind lincoln's head is what told me it was not a strike thru . any struck thru thing will be flush with the surface of the coin....
I hate to be the bearer of bad news since we are friends. your coin looks like it may have some dried up stuff on it like say maybe glue. look at...
Kasia what you are saying here makes some common sense to me. Some of you folks are probably just starting out learning about coins and it does...
Thats the right attitude , If you run across something you like let everyone see it. If it is good or no good we will try our best to identify...
Darn girl don't agree with me this takes the fun out of it , you know I'm just joking . Me and you both are going to get in trouble for saying...
Now how did you know that was me ? Hey stop telling on me or everyone is going to figure out who I am, "just kidding" , I believe most of you have...
I would have to declare it a filled die coin which is about the same thing as saying grease but something harder than grease was mixed in with the...
IMO rockdude has nailed it. If it was ejection doubling it would be on only on one side of the letters, Look at the A in America , it looks like...
Really I don't think anything could tell you anything that make any sense to you. But I'll give it a try anyway. I buy and sell things on Ebay...
I'm wondering why only the words OF AMERICA got doubled. I'm thinking this may only be die bounce doubling but don't pay any attention to me...
Did anyone see that coin on Ebay a few days ago or it may still be there with the naked lady in the error coin section ? I bet Ebay will hang who...
I realize what you are saying and I know that ICG or any other grading service can make mistakes. I'm just going by my own opinion and one other...
You are correct , some of us got off topic and started talking about this ICG coin. looks like kasia has helped me with the right photos . thanks...
the better photos are on another thread. I'll try to retrieve them and add them here .enjoy the photos rockdude....
sorry rockdude , i'm not going to get involved here. I know what you are trying to do and it won't work. do you think a experts opinion is always...
This is a tiny dent from being in circulation. the area above the R is in perfect condition , this is a small raised up area that is bright...
It's hard to see the photos but it looks to be coin roller damage. this is the way the coin roller machines at the banks or wherever they are put...
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