It's there . Nice RPM . [ATTACH]
Electroplating issue ...
Check for the die crack . [ATTACH]
Here's a speared Lincoln [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coin Jay .
It suppose to be EDS ...
Here OP . Severely Deteriorating Dies [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Photos © Ken Potter 2009 / Coin Courtesy of Douglas Brown June 06, 2009 --...
heavy die deterioration ............
Looks normal to me . Here's an image from Pcgs and it looks the same . [ATTACH]
It was a big thing in the 70s .. Cowboys .............
OP, should take some images of the rim ... Then we'll know for sure ...
I can see the rims are filed on both sides . Came out of something, that's for sure ...
Maybe #2 . It's the only one that matches placement, on the date and mint-mark . http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20RPMs%20Vol%201/RPMs%201943S.htm
Look at the outside of the rim, on both sides . To me, they look filed ... Could of came out of a belt buckle ....
I'm thinking it was mounted, at one time ..
That's one of the 80 or so, DDRs ...
Here's a good article on the ATB . http://numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=17345
Very sorry to hear about your dad, Sallent . My father is still alive and is 81 years old . My mother passed, last Labor Day ... May God bless you...
MS-63 RPM-002
Here's a side view . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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