Point taken, but the scattered, kinda-related posts were informative and fun. ...the 1980 looks like some die deterioration, IMHO, and I agree...
...the other half of the equation is inflation, not only if you could melt pennies, which you cannot legally. In the 1950s, a nickel bought 10...
You are correct. Thread is getting twisty now, got to remember what is what. That post #109 could be the same coin or a different one, but we...
...Point of clarification: the OP has not been seen on the forum since 12 April 2012. No one knows if he has done anything...Spark
@James Williams ...you are not a newbie anymore, and you should know that if he doesn’t send it in it will never be authenticated, at least, not...
...pics are not in focus enough to be definitive in any way...when you try to make them larger they are just blurry ...Spark
...not likely...he was last seen 8Jul13...Spark
...post #102. I read this entire post because I was curious who resurrected a 7 and a half year old thread, I should have suspected a new member...
@RB6770 ...Welcome to Coin Talk!...you didn’t hijack this thread since you are posting on the same subject...but it is two and a half years old,...
...and I was thinking: “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” ...Spark
@Will Beta ...Welcome to Coin Talk. As you may have surmised by now, only accurate info is acceptable on the forum, and that has been offered to...
...can’t tell from your pics. The doubling on the variety is very light and is best seen on the date...supply better close-ups of the date,...
...die deterioration doubling. In all honesty, it could be the result of both MD and DDD...Spark
...imho, that looks like DDD...Spark
...doesn’t matter...I won’t see them...he’s alienated 99.99% of the forum...Spark
DDD and circ. wear leave the design elements with a “mushy” look...no to the ‘86.... The ‘88 is a much better coin, but I still don’t see any...
...just my ho, but when letters begin to blend with the rim from wear it is a grading indicator of VG8 or less...Spark
...this coin has too much wear, and coin roll crimping scoring damage on the obverse. I would keep it if I were you just because it is a ‘39...
...If you get yourself a Yeoman Red Book it will answer all of these types of questions...Spark
@cpm9ball ... @ldhair ...so many times we get posts we have to guess what the OP is asking. I don’t like guessing. My first inclination was...
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