Very nice find!…Spark
I see the mintage was 484K, but is there a significance to the chip/mint mark circled above? I’m reading about the mint mark placement right...
That was used to correct the gunsight on a battleship near the end of WW2. (Just kidding. No one knows how that got damaged. Probably a hammer...
If not too late, use the “thread tools” tab at the upper right of the OP. It should allow you to edit the title, being the originator…Spark
Better would be in-focus close-ups showing the sides of the bands. Your coin has many torch contact marks, but relatively clear fields....
I read about 4 years ago or so it stood for “specimen”. Now I learn that others have read otherwise. Up to the TPG, I suppose.
Yes…destroy; smash then bury or drop down a deep crevice.
What you must learn is that just because it looks brand new doesn’t mean it is collectable. Your coin has advanced die deterioration in the...
Get a Yeoman Red Book and a better weight scale and you could be absolutely certain for yourself. In the meantime, go to John Wexler’s website...
@Evan Saltis …the clear ring on mine slips off and back on easily…I leave it off. If you take yours off to get closer, remember there is less...
…I’ll post a pic asap…Spark [ATTACH] There ya go…the light set is AmScope…scope and light total a little over $200, but solves way more problems...
Celestron makes a USB MicroCapture Pro that is 5 megapixel…it eliminates pixelation problems with close-ups. I use mine with a dual-gooseneck...
In a second, closer look…there is a slight flattening of the hair behind the eye…props to @wxcoin …and a slight flattening of the diagonals on the...
…like, tomorrow sometime or people will lose interest…Spark
I was just thinking, for clad coins, these are the best you can get besides proof… nowadays, any clad from the 60s is just about ate up with wear...
@cplradar …you probably meant the normal AU53. But you can use any number on the Sheldon scale you wish to accurately grade your coins. XF49 is...
…it’s a large gouge over a small gouge…Spark
MS64 FSB…light scuff on neck and above designers initials, but clean enough and strong to hold that grade…and all three bands are...
For the most part, no, not really. The STG letters is not real common but not rare either. Plus, the wear is advanced, because of handling both...
@lordmarcovan …beautiful coin…the reverse numerals look 3 dimensional…very intricate and lovely…Spark
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