Looks like a WAM to me too.
I'm not seeing it either. MD.
Yeah, it's a chip. A large one too.
Nice find Jay.
I don't think this is struck through a die cap, but I'm not sure that the assertion that the obverse die was the hammer die can be stated with...
Yeah. Here's a link- http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=131403&lotNo=24654
It's not a split planchet. Looks like a grease filled die.
Meh. A PCGS AU-58 just sold on Heritage this month for $135 so I wouldn't consider it much of a deal.
The nose art from back in the day sure was a lot prettier than the ladies they've put on our coins so far. My favorite nose art- [IMG]
NGC will designate other coins, but PCGS will only disignate Morgans to the best of my knowledge.
Here's a good test for PL- http://www.coingrading.com/plcoins1.html
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I thought those close-up photos looked a little shoddy compared to what Heritage normally has.
He just bought it at the FUN show for $2585 through Heritage. Looks like he juiced his images a little. Either that or Heritage took some...
I think a very strong case could also be made for Candice Swanepoel.
I think we should have a series of Lady Liberty coins; one for each of these.
The 1936 Lincoln series had quite a few obverse dies that were created from a working hub that had a broken R in LIBERTY. Your coin was struck...
Here's a good "how to" for telling the difference. http://www.thecentproject.com/sort1970.php
It's normal in the sense that it was struck by a deteriorated die. Fairly common for cents from the 1980s.
That's a die crack. A nice one too.
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