I agree that the coin which appears to a Metal Detector find, has been cleaned and retoned! The smoothness of the surfaces even with the...
I would give it at least a VF-30 and possibly a VF-35! Frank
My recommendation would be to check with as many Coin Dealers in your area as possible! Normally, I would not advise going to a Coin Dealer for a...
My advice to you about the coin, would be to send the coin to Larry Briiggs with SEGS (Sovereign Entities Grading Service)! Larry is one of a few...
IMHO, if you have a good Feedback rating, put the coin on eBay and explain that the coin was found at a Construction site by a friend and that you...
The term means that the "A" and the "M" in AMERICA are close together! All Lincoln Cents generally before 1993 had a wide space between the "A"...
I use an assortment of Gem Loupes for searching coins! The main one is a 5x-10x with two lenses, the second is a 17x and the thirs is a straight...
IMHO it depends on how much off is the Second Strike! It my be a good idea to send the coin to a grading service for Authentication, Certification...
They would be great for use in fake UFO Production Films! Frank
Ugman72, To be honest, no! Your money would be much better spent on purchasing more rolls of Nickels, Cents, Dimes, Quarters and Halves, in the...
I agree with Doug that given the type of metal these coins are made of it is to be expected for them to be of various shades of color from time to...
hnickel, Congratualtions on the nice find! The coin definitely has a plating error which is similar to the "Missing Partial Clad" errors on...
It looks more like a re-cut Die to me! Possibly a design change to correct an error either in the design or to correct problems with premature Die...
Definitely a counterfeit! For a coin with such great details, the rim is an obvious giveaway. Also, note the rub (bluish looking areas) on Miss...
Although the picture is somewhat out of focus, it appears that there are split serifs on the Clockwise edges of the Letters as ell as on the Stars...
Ed, If you want to view the picture of the coin in question, it is posted at the beginning of this Thread! Frank
Although the coin is a counterfeit, did anyone pick-up on the exceptional detail on the devices (i.e. Miss Liberty, her' seat or throne, the Wheat...
Doug, Where can this realease be found? I have not seen it and it is not on the Web page that I provided the link to! They should provide this...
You all have apparently mis-read the information that the U.S. Mint wrote concerning the Incused-Edge Inscriptions! They state the following: "Due...
Just to let you know, the extra lettering that I found are just random letters strewn in between letters or between words or between words and the...
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