its a gem proof FWIW http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/matron_head_large_cents/1821_large_cents/1821_large_cent_varieties.htm
Good detail for a coin from the ground!
You might be right, but I still think the varnished look isn't right and I think the coin was reworked near the eyes. [IMG]
Yes - I agree that looks like a die crack, and possibly a rusty die as well. Ruben
O don't like the way they block the coin. There are better solutions for showing the rim including popping the coin up out of the surface of the...
Language is what people make it. Penny is a perfectly acceptable term for the US 1/100th of a dollar coin and your never going to change it....
See my previous posting about members of the copper society and coin altering. Ruben
If, the reverse looks like it is showing rim damage at 11:00. Aside from that, while you have all the letters visible on the ribbon of the...
what is the add cost?
what is R2 (R2D2?)
Nice EF
Its a miserable photo but show me where you see the corrosion. Ruben
But the other thing that bothered me was the fields are lighter than the devices
Have you ever seen something marked a VF-35? Just curious. Ruben
why do I feel that there is something just not right with this coin? The details don't seem to match the wear and the color is spotting
if it is a class what element on the reverse is it? Ruben
try the ANA grading guild
EFs need raised, not just complete ribbons, BTW Ruben
It's close but I think it is a VF30. First, it has a great strike. But where this coin really has trouble, IMO, that prevent it from grading...
PCGS under grades? They usually over grade as compared to the ANA guild. Ruben
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