Over-polished die, so the bits in lower relief were removed. This is how the 1937-D 3-legged Buffalo nickel happened.
The 1974 cent was on the end of a roll, and the scratches are where the machine that rolls the edges dug into it.
By buying at lower prices from the public. In the coin business you make your money buying coins, not selling them. If you buy them right you...
Either a scratch on the coin post-striking or a scratch on the planchet pre-striking. Depends on whether it goes over the wheat ear or not.
And yet ebay is a co-conspirator in this illegal activity.
If it had a hole you would see the zinc innards. China won't allow industrial or precious metals to leave its borders.
What the hell is it? I mean the coin.
You are all missing the point of these specialty labels. It's about making money! For the submitter AND NGC/PCGS.
They are both silver-colored, so it would be hard to see the difference. I think this one has just been polished with car wax and not...
Ot has had everything done to it, but be preserved. It WAS uncirculated once upon a time.
I would buy it as 63 P/L. NGC probably said 64 P/L.
Really. What is your definition of cleaning? I call wiping with a cloth or tissue cleaning, which this coin has had done. I guess it doesn't fit...
It is a proof like 1878-S, which really shows the hairlines from handling. It would have been a stunner if it hadn't been mishandled and used....
At first I thought it was a golfer putting with his clubs over his shoulder - then I noticed the headdress.
Nice looking brown cent. I figure it must be special in some way for it to be posted on CT.
And I was making a joke. I love auto spell writer.
Not Bank of England but nice. Images should be reversed unless it was a practice plate. Should be worth £500 unless it isn't engraved. The...
Nice.
Probably makes them drool.
Won't be MS70 ASEs.
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