That's a 65RB all day IMO....but I don't work for NGC.
1979 is a tough year to find with good quality. I can tell that one has amazing luster for the issue!
Planchet marks left from not being fully struck-up.....stick around, you'll learn.
Newest coin for me, 1971 DDO #1. This is the example coin shown on LCR and coppercoins.com.
In the safe zone!
Whew!
With all those lack of nicks I'm surprized how low everyone is going. Photography tends to make minor stuff look like the grand canyon. Also,...
nice!
Pure fn luck! :p
Interesting, none of that obverse luster is showing in the pictures. I can't see a single hint of a spoke.
Sweet memorial cent! That's about as good as they get. Just the slightest weakness around the E PLUR and in the middle of the steps at the bottom....
Ohhhhhh, pretty! I see that deep red toning and some halo luster. That's a beautiful coin!!!
It's an original coin, no doubt about it. They just didn't want it in one of their holders. If the graders have any question about a coin like...
I can't believe, I think I have a 90% failure rate with NGC between 66 and 67.
Me too!
Victor Brenner! It's autographed! :D
The luster is off the charts, I think I'm gonna get burned by NGC once again!
If I was the grader, I'd call this coin 64BN. But I prefer to grade by the number of hits and distractions over the TPG's who like luster and eye...
This coin reeks of originality, it's just the classic branch mint LDS and the dies were also spaced too far apart. They were trying everything...
The bad thing about coins like this is that they can really hurt you in contest. :eek: After been down to the 10th spot recently, I'm being more...
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