The type 1 in my collection is a D-mint so I can't help. Interesting thought though. Perhaps, and I'm only thinking out loud here, that it's...
NGC loves the luster. 66
Recent overgrading has me conservative. I guessed 65.
Or hand application of a rotational plate that deforms.
Really? Please tell me which key date coin has risen more than gold (or silver for that matter) since 2005.
lol I saw that. You might give them a little time to respond before you flood everyone's in-basket. :)
Typically pitting causes a drop in price of 50% or more. Early large cents are a bit of a misnomer, as a far larger % of them have these types of...
Hotter than it is now.
p.s. the coin does NOT appear to be a proof to my eye. Rims not square and details not sharp enough.
Do you know it was purchased at an estate sale? That's a very typical sales-line to lure the unsuspecting bargain hunter. Regardless, I think...
I'm a engineer/scientist by schooling, and a salesman by vocation. I suspect both polishing and filing are part of the die refreshing procedure,...
Pitting is generally the result of corrosion, and is accurate for the coin in question...Mike
Thanks for the references. If they are not die polish, what are they? They are raised. They go right up to the edge of the devices and do not...
Without seeing the coins, no, I don't. These "unsearched" lots are rarely unsearched, and generally a bad deal.
Nice mirrors! Pics too small to hazard a guess as to grade. If you forced me, I'd say 64 DMPL, although the obverse seems a bit questionable...
I've also posted a thread ATS to solicit information on die polishing techniques used by the mint:...
I just saw this picture posted on another forum by Rick Snow, of a 55 DDO: [img] [img] While not nearly the 90 degree offset I've seen on Large...
Wow, Jerseycat, you are certainly entitled to do as you wish, but I think you are overreacting. Take care & good luck...Mike
I see you qualified. :)
OK, In 2007, I'd guess you spent $700 on the coin.
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