Glad to know you're still kickin Ben!
Very nice example! Congrats!
Just a grease clogged die, fairly common. Some collectors pay will pay a slight premium when devices are completely missing.
Post mint damage, no error.
I'd be paranoid about those even though the company name is reputable, how do we know the Chinese aren't counterfeiting these too? :confused:
Agreed, this coin has been cleaned....typical ebay garbage.
When will these morons learn? This guy just cracks me up with all his buying of empty silver proof set holders. Buy, load and resell:...
I'm VERY lucky to find a couple a year in pocket change. I average about 8 wheats per bank box.
Here's another one I bought from him. This coin is just outstanding. I teased him about the 2x2, but he was just crazy about this coin:
For me PQ means an exceptional coin considering the year/mint - strike/die state, eye-appeal, luster and toning.....in that order. One...
No, those are likely damage from the machine counters.
What he said! It's not worth any premium.
Hummmm.....a real savy buyer with $800 to waste. :rolling:
Formation of copper carbonate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper(II)_carbonate Baking soda will just totally eat the surface of a copper...
Oooooo man, now it looks horrible. The baking soda was a bad idea, it's far too harsh on copper. IMO, the coin went from cleaned to harshly...
1916-S - MS61/62BN, may have been cleaned and retoned, these are often woodgrained in brown. A bit on the ugly size, the price is justified. A...
Most likely just a grease filled die. However, it looks like there could a dropped letter there.
Worked very well!
Nothing unusual, probably just grease filled.
Welcome to CT! I'm sorry to hear about your condition, keep the faith. Another story, a dear friend of mines mother had breast cancer and was...
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