Toning and improperly mixed alloy.
Hey @furham you were right. I would have never guessed that it was all lighting.
Please vote above and then below propose how you might conserve the surfaces. These and about 6 others came out of a roll of mixed wheats. These...
Thanks for chiming in Randy.
You will get it.
Much better photos, Those have luster, and show the cartwheel. I would grade that MS details because of the staple scratch across the face/ear....
I added a couple photos above.
They would be called a struck thru I believe. For example this coin below does not show any type of peeling at the edge of the surfaces. I would...
You would think that you see/get the earliest die stages first. I often find some of the best looking and early die stages last. Sometimes even...
Pam I probably asked it wrong and this I am sure would be open for debate. And I would expect to be corrected. If these are pieces of foreign...
Double like for this answer. I would call the two laminations on the reverse, these look more like they were struck into the coin, therefore what...
Beautiful portrait on that Trajan. What an eye pleasing coin.
I've seen some of your photos, when they are MS, they still show some cartwheel. I don't see any in the OP's photos. 5150 Here is cartwheel luster...
Found this one in an old roll. I wish I was able to get the paper under the second one on the reverse N, it's not quite loose enough. [ATTACH]...
There is zero Cartwheel on that dollar. The highpoint luster is completely gone. It is flat and lifeless. Maybe MS altered surfaces.
Interesting, so is this a gambling token or was it a storefront?
Get some light on that coin @5150rider707 The surfaces do not look right. I am thinking whizzed.
64 was the last year of the original Jefferson design. It is much easier but still incredibly hard to find a 64P 5FS nickel, 1-30. 6FS are...
I would say that you have answered your own question. Spend some time learning how to grade, Learn what gets you a gem + grade on a coin, and what...
Just PMD, there is a lot of circulation on that cent.
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