Looks fake to me too.
The picture stinks... but here is a 1916 I owned. This was before it was graded but it eventually went into a PCGS AU53 holder. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I have these 2 coins for sale. Asking greysheet bid of $2,250 each plus shipping. Personal check or money order preferred. Paypal is ok if you pay...
The short answer is you don't... That gunk and dirt is what makes your coin original.
pics?
unhappy customer??
It all depends on the coin. There are some coins that even 90% of greysheet is paying too much. There are other coins that you can't even touch...
Definitely just messed with...
It's not the same date... but here is a picture of one that I owned that is similar. [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Here is one I picked up and shared last week. I think she fits in nicely here as well. [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Some of these later date pieces are hard to distinguish. If I was a betting man I would bet that this IS a proof. I have owned several examples of...
Mike, I love ya like a brother... but... [img] LOL!!!
Looks good to me. Good find!
I will contact him. Thanks!
If anything I will probably send it to NGC for the customer. It looks to be a very scarce piece from the little bit I was able to find.
Unfortunately he has the coin and I think this is all the info I'm gonna get... I totally forgot to measure it and weigh it... we were getting run...
Hey gang! I had a customer who has this piece. The coin is 18K Gold +. The coin belongs to a former US soldier who found it is a cave in Iraq......
It looks like its PMD to me. Probably solder.
Yeah... Those surfaces looked pretty original before... Shame...
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