$5?!!! What a steal! Looks like 65 with a pretty nice strike to me.
The color looks normal to me and I would agree it has a weak strike.
Looks doubled to me.
Definitely VF. Nice find.
Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Just leave it, and if you don't like it, then sell it.
Whoa nice coin. Awesome toning.
Retail price in magazines and greysheet is often much more than a coin actually sells for at auction. The thing is, the bid is often much less...
No mintmark means it was made in philadelphia. 5 degrees rotation isn't going to draw a premium.
Wow. Nice one.
Pictures are a little blurry so it's hrad to see any marks on it. Also it's a scan so I can't see luster. I would guess ms63.
Looks dull from improper dipping.
Alright. Welcome to CT.
Don't know how to post a link but I believe you just posted on the thread. It's called, "how to safely, naturally tone a coin"
By "1," do you mean 1942/1 overdate. If you have a magnifying glass, you can put it under there and see if there's a 1 under the 2.
There's another thread about how NCS majorly messed up a coin so send it at your own risk.
what are they made of?
Then it was minted in philadelphia.
No. Many lincolns from the 60s look like that. I always liked the look but it's common.
Nice finds. I like the 38-D and it's always fun to find silver.
On the reverse (or tails side) to the left of the fasces at the bottom.
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