I agree, chemically striped PMD.
I don't see any evidence of cleaning, nice coin!
Clearer pictures would help, but from what I see it's just split plating and not a hub doubled die cent. Also, according to coppercoins.com there...
Rare TRUE rainbow toned proof cent: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220848318499
AWESOME!! Congrats! What happened with the 30?
cladking and I have always been on the same page. His collecting is more diverse than mine because I only collect Lincoln cents. However, what he...
Dealers pay at least 10-20% below CDN bid prices. It sounds like you don't really know what you're doing (sorry). Becoming a coin dealer is not...
His 92 is a plain, old 1992P cent. http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html
Deterioration and machine doubling manifest themselves in many different ways. But they are distinctly different from the desirable hub doubling....
I vote AU-63BN too!
LOL....ahhhh...he knows, it's "tongue in cheek", just a fun term we use for a slider here on CT.
Absolute roll of the dice with NGC. I love the coin, nice, original surfaces and hardly a hit on it.
WOW! NGC, over graded the 33 and under graded this coin. Exemplifies why they will always be #2.
I'm surprized, PCGS would have 65'd this coin IMO.
The 1992 is a common example of die deterioration doubling. Coins affected with this are common and damaged. I have quite a few examples saved...
OK, that coin is no where NEAR an MS-65, it's not even in the ball park. Also, to use the term "double die" on the slab is an insult to variety...
Leave it be, who cares what the holder says.
INDEED! A huge newbie mistake....don't try to shine them up or anything, leave them as they are or you'll significantly lower the value.
It's definately a small date, but the newest pictures confirm chemical surface damage. Somebody attempted to clean the coin. The good news is that...
That is the correct attitude. Remember, we have no vested interest in your coin, we are simply trying to inform and educate you based on the...
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