Hi, Should be around EF-40 Have Fun, Bill
Hi, I agree! Unless you can see a Washington Quarter , in person, before you buy it, I would stay clear, Too many whizzed, cleaned and...
I can't give it a VF-30...too much wear
Hi, The coin is not Uncirculated. It has been reprocessed to look new. The coloring is way off and the surface does not look right. The doubling...
Hi, I've got to say that the Initials GG show the classic signs of die doubling. I have almost no doubt about it. The overlapping is clear and...
Hi, Could be struck by a capped die. Another coin gets stuck to the hammer die and after a few strikes, the metal thins out and "cups" around the...
Hi, It is a part of a magicians coin. There would be no genuine examples of a coin that is bronze on one side and silver on the other that I am...
Hi, There is flat , shelf-like doubling on the date. This is mechanical doubling. You can see where the metal is scraped. Thanks for the shots of...
Hi, I agree! Someone had nothing better to do than sit around and scratch up a coin. Have Fun, Bill
I would like to see a straight on shot of the entire date. Close and focused. What I see on the shots above is mechanical doubling. Thanks, Bill
Or unrinsed dip deposits
Hi, There is evidence of part of a star being there. I lean very strongly toward a filled die strike. If it was major wear, I suspect that the...
The 1943 is an altered date FAKE The other is counterstamped, probably Masons The $5.00 bill may be a very minor inking error or it could be a...
Hi, Any 1963 Franklin half as long as it is in the trunk of a 1963 Buick Wildcat Convertible and I get to keep the car :-) Bill
Hi, SURE! Amazingly Used :-) Have Fun, Bill
Hi, That is correct Sir! As Ed McMahon used to say. I was answering with the coins he was showing in mind. I shoulda been a little clearer on...
Hi, I've seen this look on coins that have been buried and found with a metal detector. The nickel reacts to the soil and the surface becomes...
Hi, The zinc begins to decompose and it raises the copper plating, that then corrodes further, creating that "groove" Have Fun, Bill
Hi, All forms of mechanical doubling. There is no overlapping or notching indicative of die doubling. Thanks, Bill
Hi, It's corrosion. When these coins are struck, sometimes the sharpness of the die cuts through the copper plating right at the edge of the...
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