Agreed well circulated Philly Nickel.
I would think that it is not done toning. In the environment it is in. I believe it will continue to darken.
It's been plated after it left the mint. Altered surfaces.
Oh yeah, after seeing how the obverse turned. It didn't matter at that point. To this day I have never seen a coin turn like that soaking in...
+1:rolleyes:
The strike is a little weak, but it has some great luster and nice eye appeal. I am going MS65 or better.:)
I wish I would have never touched it. It had a soak in distilled water. Any idea why the obverse changed it tone so much? The water nearly dried...
I would say that yours has better luster than mine. It's a nice coin!
Try the link below, ot looks like a generation 4.0. ANACS Slab Generation Showcase - Google Slides
I have a 72S that I bought years ago. Same ANA holder. This one is undegraded by todays standards. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don't even look much at the 82's. Between the different compositions and minors. it makes for what you said above, Eye Strain. I find quite a...
Isn't there an S right before the 21 that Eddie sees? And when is the next time you get your blinders and blanket? There is a good cold and some...
PIDT is a form of die deterioration. This can happen when dies are improperly hardened. Or, heated too much from use and become soft. Glad you...
I dig the 09'S VDB Santini. And yeah, there is plenty of luster left on that VF35. Here is a no line Fatty, that I picked up at the Denver Coin...
Cupro nickel is extremely an extremely hard metal to strike. As the dies wear out the surface of the die begin to wear, this could be a die...
I lean more towards a capped die early to mid stage. Neat find Larry.
Those are called occluded gas bubbles. In very worn condition they are hard to determine if they are a defect in the planchet. Or simply someone...
Is that a flattened partial indent? Or is there some evidence of the coin sitting on another coin?
You will have to give the diameter and the weight. To me it looks like a stag/horse and then an alter of some sort.
Very cool Evan. I think this should be a featured article.
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