I chose A - toning over strike. Probably both 66's.
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I am not that familiar with the 19th century coin practices, but in the 20 century, they would have to send the die back to Philly to be repunched...
And to the best of my knowledge, the branch mints did not even have a punch for the mintmarks. Just look at...
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I would be very surprised if you could get 4 of those to regrade RB.
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Now with those pictures, I have no doubt why it was graded.
This one I don't get. Coloring? Being a woody may drop the grade, but it usually grades.
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Plated, but I seriously doubt it was electroplated. Either mercury or http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/goldsilverpenny.htm
Soak as in drop the coin in acetone for a couple minutes. If it is PVC, the acetone will remove it almost immediately. It will not abate any...
And I repeat what he said.
That is any 5¢ or 1¢ coin. You can still melt the rest.
The legal definition of "legal tender" is a bit more involved them we need go into here (and more than your definition talks about). However, all...
I think that makes them legal tender. Since you have determined that they still retain their original value, then no it is not legal to melt them.
But you did not answer the part I was curious about. "Are elongated cents still legal tender?"
Two questions. When do we expect the answers? What makes you think the 70-D deserves a star?
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