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I would guess that it is a doubled die. I see splitting in the 9 of the date especially.
Here is a piece that graded at PCGS today that shows a good part of the spectrum from white to "naturally toned". It shows that...
Yeah..... NGC likes me lately.... I keep their lights on...
Just got the grade from PCGS today. I'll have it back in a couple days.
I agree with Doug here. The details coin looks to have muted luster compared with the MS63 posted. I would guess that is the reason for the NGC no...
I think it was due to the central weakness... I'm just pleased that the coin is in a mint state holder.
Update time. My employee accidentally sent it to PCGS... It now resides in a PCGS MS63 holder...
You are a guru in your own right Doug.
Funny you mention that. http://www.cointalk.com/threads/1861-2-5-gold-what-am-i-seeing.242922/
Ok my error gurus... What am I seeing here??? Longacre doubling? Excessive die wear? What is going on around the bust?? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That is exactly why I can't collect any more... or if I do it has to be something obscure that we don't see all the time. Same customer came...
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I've never seen anything but copper... I'd be suspicious at best
Did someone say Wild Turkey?!?.... Oh...
Totally paint or the remnants of a poor plating job.... Coming from someone who has owned many cents struck on dimes (me) this is nothing other...
This has been my trepidation in getting one. I have gotten to play with one of the $15k+ guns and as far as I can tell they only test the surface....
I get the pleasure (if you could call it that) of breaking the bad news all the time to people who fall for this junk. I've seen people from...
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