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Very nice half dime. I love it. Will it grade? I don't know. The very dark color near the rims might be a serious case of cleaning and retoning.
You can get Russian wire coins from Mikhail I, Ivan The Terrible, and Peter The Great for less than $10 USD each. Sometimes a lot less. However,...
No people, this is obviously a matte proof. A 1909 VDB matte proof. Send that coin to PCGS and see what they think of it. :p
You know, they do make up half of the coins you find at shows...
Absolutely beautiful coin, worth a year's salary to some people. Too bad GSC's business is going to skyrocket if anyone finds out.
That's a bit dark for a non-plated cent. Usually deplated ones look like that.
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