Since I am in no way knowledgeable about half-cents I'm unable to make an informed judgement on this coin's authenticity. However, your posting...
I took another look and found something else that doesn't add up. In the lower half of the shield, there are six vertical bands, each made up...
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BGCOINS - re your signature. 您为什么使用它?
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So grease seems to be the consensus so far. To educate me, explain how only part of the second nine in the date would be affected. If there were...
I was searching through a few rolls of Memorial cents and came across this one. The date seems to be either 1998 or 1999 (not a wide AM) but who...
It looks like you and I got a couple of coins from the same die, with the repunched date. here's mine: [img]
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Both great looking coins - a good find. As for the nickel, it does appear that there is a mark halfway down from the ear to the base.
Here's what a good one looks like. There are a few things that look kind of funky but most are the same on yours and the known good one - the...
As I said, I find it hard to believe anyone would have made a counterfeit of this coin/date, so I assume it is genuine, as do you all. However,...
Does anyone see the same problems with this coin that I see? Maybe I'm just paranoid after reading books on counterfeits but there are a few...
I didn't mention the "U" in TRUST has two hits in addition to the nicks on the coat collar and Lincoln's cheek . Also there seems to be a general...
The coin's description says there is no damage, however it looks to me like the second "T" in STATES has a hit on the upper left end of the...
In my opinion, a coin should be judged against the intention of its designer. If worn dies or weak strikes produce an example that is missing...
45 days might not be enough time to do this right. That's over four rolls a day, 7 days a week for 6.5 weeks. Doing that gets old after a while....
Actually, the only grades I knew were Poor, Fair, About Good, Good, Very Good, Fine, Extra Fine, About Uncirculated, Uncirculated, Brilliant...
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