I don't think is the same thing as you were implying.
I like the look of the coin, however I do not dispute the grade. It seems enough of the coin has been worn to warrant 55 vs 58.
It needn't take more than a speck of spittle, cigarette ash or airborne dust and a bit of time in less than ideal storage to give a TPG pause...
This is news to me . . . where did you get this information?
Wow, talk about easy on the eyes . . .
If it's an old bag, all you're gonna get is lots of silver hair. Sorry . . . no one asked for that :oops: .
I'd love to see those coins in person, and will have a table at the show, if you care to stop by.
Have this coin graded.
I think the coin will straight grade a point lower than it would without the rim issue.
It almost certainly occurred after passing through the upsetting mill, and before strike.
Consider this . . . It's much harder to fill in the design where the indentation in the planchet aligns with recesses in the die, and much easier...
Mint error . . . struck on a damaged planchet. Completely confined by the collar and no extrusion of the metal at edges of the depression.
COVID seems to have introduced many more to this practice, as I’ve noticed a radical drop in lasting attractively priced BUY IT NOW listings for...
Struck on tapered planchet Struck thru rim burr Interior die break
55
This coin was obviously doctored.
Quality Control? You’re kidding, right? Do you know how many like this probably escaped the Mint?
I’m liking this thread . . . Keep’em coming.
Yeah, and the left forearm.
Shocked, I am. Not as much at the PCGS grade, as at the CAC endorsement. I'd pass on this coin at generic money for the grade, let alone the...
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