Yep, that's from an overly polished die. The designers initials and the statue are two areas on the reverse that have the lowest relief so they...
I think this thread needs some wheatie representation.
Whoa...., how many of us do you think could experience that? How about passing a handful to my hands so I know what it's like .:D
I agree with Thad that it's been cleaned but not a bad deal for 3 bucks.
85 976 343 Thanks for the chance!
I turned up the contrast on your pic and I believe it's a lamination crack.
These have also been counterfeited and this one looks very suspect. Can you provide a bigger pic?
You might indeed have found a really good one there Andyluw. Here's another place to compare yours...
I'm surprised you've never heard of NACGS. The very famous Not Always Correct Grading Service.:smile
Like Shoe said your pics are a little small and fuzzy. Here's one site that has good info.http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm
Excellent post Vess. For sure Chamberlain was one of the many not so famous heroes of the civil war. I may be mistaken, but I think Ken Burns used...
Nice railroad track there Hughes.
I think a person could make the argument that our founding fathers and Lincoln would also fit the description of that allegorical representation.
Here's a couple recent examples of my post above....
+2 I don't always respond to the threads but I read every single one.
Like the other posters said, not a bad price. You can, however, buy the whole mint set for that price on the bay if you're persistent. You keep...
I agree with this 100%. The general public has always been resistant to changes in currency. Sometimes we have to be lead, kicking and screaming,...
I think probably PMD. If it were struck with that void I'd think it would show up on the obverse with Rosies eye and forehead area showing some...
Finally, yesterday I got this quarter in change. It has a planchet flaw. I'm not sure if the plating was there before it was struck and then...
Thursday I found this Rosie in my change. It's my first ever partial collar. [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
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