Looks to be grease filled die. If it were a die adjustment strike it would show weakness on both sides of the coin. A suggestion for the future,...
I don't think it's a clip. Looks like damage to me, there's blood evidence.
The reverse on this San Fran looks vaguely familiar. Can anyone clue me in where I've seen it before?
For what a mint state 20 center goes for, imagine your surprise when you opened the package if you bought this sight unseen.:eek:
What Pacecar said, although the difference is usually minimal. So it's basicly how you prefer to collect. Myself,I like OGP.
Larry didn't catch it or didn't care, so we'll go with it.:)
There's definitely something wrong with your color. I see white coins.:(:smile
If you ever get tired of looking at this one, you know where to find me.;)
You might have to get yourself a pair of steel toed boots if OSHA sees this.:D
It all depends on the look of the coin, If it has ugly hairlines from a harsh cleaning I'd look elsewhere. Nice circulated ones aren't hard to...
Certainly can't argue with that!
I don't think it's a DDO either, from what I can see.
That looks to me like it took a hit.
The definition of errors isn't a personal choice, either they're errors or they aren't. The personal choice is whether they have any value to the...
You should have added. "Just make sure the source of your learning is someone really knowledgable and not someone throwing out some hair-brained...
Agreed, I'd like to see an example of a retained die chip too. It's a new term on me. It looks to me like the OP's coin is nothing more than a...
Here's what I saw. The coins two dates and mintmarks side by side.
Don't like. What about you Rascal, are you buying it?
My favorite obverse of the moderns, the POW. And probably the most popular, the buff.
The 9 shows it even better. Also look at the extra thickness. The top of the upper loop of the 9 is the regular thickness. Compare it to the rest.
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