Cool 1958-D Nickel. It split, and then was struck after. Always better when it has a full date. Weighs 2.5 grams - half the weight of a nickel....
Update... Ok, so I picked up that piece at Jack Hunt Gold & Silver in Kenmore NY (the largest wholesale buyer of precious metals in Western NY...
What diagnostics led to you leaning that way? I was wondering why it wouldn't be more toned, and possibly the rim?
That, I am not 100% sure about. But they do look different for sure
Since they are prepared differently, upon close inspection you can tell by the surfaces, and sometimes also by the rim. Notice the differnence...
A dealer at a show in Niagara Falls, NY. Sold it to me for $60.
Had it tested. It is 40% silver. Gonna send it in and hope it is in fact a proof.
Does anyone know why the u.s. mint stopped using the cellos in 2007 for uncirculated mint sets?
Good work!
Well, generally at shows I go to, the one the OP has without a date sell for anywhere from $7 - $12. A similar one if it were copper and no date...
@Fred Weinberg What do you think?
Weighs 11.5 grams. Correct diameter. Has tumbling marks an unstruck proof has. Is a bit mirrored-looking. Just not positive, yet the surface...
I kist dont understand No. Obverse is normal
Exactly
Of course they did because it is a fake. And look at the hariline above the forehead...not the same. Sharp date and lettering but mushy face -...
It would if you didn't know what you were talking about. Look bro. The thing is fake. I'm not answering any more questions regardless of what you...
Way too thin. Not uniform. Details are fuzzy yet rim is sharp. Yea...it is a fake. 100% Guaranteed. No need to "send it in." Many fakes weigh the...
Strike-through or defective planchet? I am going with a strike-through debris. Notice the rim is unaffected, which is why I believe it is not PMD....
100% fake. Rim is dead give away.
A person in America has every right to sell any legal item for as much as they want to, so long as the listing does not contain misleading or...
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