That's my feeling as well. The surrounding die scratches all have the same color toning as the fields. That scratch is just so much brighter...
The reason that @physics-fan3.14 and I think this is a staple scratch is that it is much brighter in appearance than the other "die scratches"....
I've been called worse. Also my brother's name is Brandon and no my dad's name is not Bruce. :joyful:
There are certainly series of coins that are graded differently. The Franklin is one of them. I personally would have graded this a 64 tops,...
Beautiful Dime!! I could see this getting a solid MS-66FB had it not been for what appears to be a staple scratch on the reverse from the R of...
I think he paid around $225.00
I'm guessing that a lot of what we see as "hits" are planchet marks that did not get fully struck out. This can be fairly common on this series....
This sounds like a highly plausible reason..
I get the feeling from the images that it has had a baking soda treatment in its past. It might go UNC Details if sent in, so I'd just keep it...
This is a nice looking Franklin. I can see it getting a 65 from PCGS, but no FBL. This is one of those dates where it has to be ALL THE WAY...
Ok, here's one that I had been on the hunt for a while. This was the first 1913 Type 1 I've seen come up for sale in the old NGC holder with the...
I'm guessing since the holder is not attributed and it's an ICG holder, that it did not bring strong money. The colors look very nice, but I...
Sorry, I just got home from working a 17 hour day. I'll post something tomorrow. :)
I'm going to guess $60.00
The shape of the upper left of the mint mark and it's positioning look promising. Looking at it in hand would be a lot easier. I think it might...
Sweet!! Now hopefully that teller finds the rest! :)
2900
I think he meant 0.0026 Billion... :p
OK, $12.00
I'm going to say $875.00
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