Sorry about the quality, it's in a sealed unit. It actually has lines and lines of text Germany 5 DM 1980 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a neat one. The oldest I have is a Swedish, which is a bit special as it is a 1950/1 on one side and a listed rpm on the other [ATTACH]...
Another grader did the other two while the original one went for coffee, LOL Go figure, sometimes their is a lack of consistency and can be...
Yes some are similar. A lot of "class 8" is noted i see. With no true doubled dies it is good for variety collectors to be able to continue with...
^^^ agreed
The standard for nails was "pennyweight"
MD (machine or strike doubling), the advent of single squeeze hubbing virtually eliminated any true doubled dies
This date and MM has 2 known but neither look like your coin http://varietyvista.com/01e%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%205/DDOs%202015-D.htm
Cleaned or not it will still have a VAM designation, and that is what the OP asked for clarification on. 1a looks good
Do you have any other photos with different lighting or is this close to how it looks in hand? The lack of any original mint luster in these pics...
Over your countless posts I have looked at your few minor errors, given responses where necessary, told you what is obviously damaged and also...
Plating blister that vaguely resembles a y
TPG stands for Third Party Grader. These are professional companies who give a grade to submitted coins as to their quality and condition, this is...
Welcome to CT. Are you making a statement, questioning something or giving advice?
MS64 PL
MS 66 no FS. If it had been graded by PCGS I think it would have got the FS designation, but NGC are a bit stricter on it IMO. Beautiful coin
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What a superbly eccentric hat, I love it
Yay! Disco time:headphone:
I can't see a resemblance on VV. It's not 001 as that is extreme, 002 involves the first 9 and 6 of the date but I don't see the same on yours...
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