Never underestimate: 1) what people might do when bored 2) what people might do to make a quick buck ;)
If you learn the minting process of coins, it should be evident that this coin did not leave the mint looking like this. People mess with coins...
Guys, remember not to feed the you-know-whats...
I absolutely love these patterns. Hope to afford one of my own some day. Thanks for sharing.
Most people I know just collect the bills and not the cards themselves...
Definitely MD.
Really difficult to tell with such low resolution photos...
Coating does not necessarily mean that you will see wear on the coin...you are essentially putting a new layer of metal on top, and if that didn't...
It's MD. A doubled die in 1952 would not affect both the mintmark and the rest of the design in the same way since the mintmark is added after the...
No.
Really bad photos. If it is a proof, might be impaired. That large blotch on the reverse looks a little odd. Update with better photos when you...
PCGS G06. [ATTACH]
I have bought some unsorted wheaties before. Of course they have already been searched for key dates and the like, but I paid back the price of...
I don't see a doubled die.
I think the unethical point trying to be made is that you are taking advantage of a business which someone put hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Heavily damaged, not a mint error.
Why not post pics of these other coins (after all, I think there are only 3 known 1982 ddr-001 coins, and the 1972 die 4 coins are exceptionally...
Sounds about right. I posted a similar coin a year or two ago and got pretty much the same reply.
As most of the other members said, this coin is damaged, plain and simple. Not a mint error of any sort.
Mintmarks were hand-punched into the dies up until 1990, so you will find them in various positions even for the same year. I have seen a few with...
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