Very late die state, not sure I've seen a 63 die that far gone. My guess is it's a combination of LDS and some grease in the dies. The pitting is...
Indeed....save us from the hijack! LOL That's odd, where are the planchet lines?
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Common PMD - unless the coin has cartwheel luster.
DDD (Die Deterioration Doubling) and some MD.
I fancy all Lincolns! :D
A grader cannot determine that! If you sent it in the original packaging, than the people UPFRONT would have to identify it when they opened your...
They have ZERO effect on copper toning. If that happened, then there was a residue on the surface of the coin. It needs to removed using the...
Acetone and xylene serve different purposes. As far as copper, I use acetone mainly for drying, dusting and skin oil removal. For conservation,...
I have used acetone on THOUSANDS of copper coins with no ill-effect. I agree with you 100%!
How can a plated coin look MPL? This coin caught my eye immediately....bizarre! Frosty fields of small zinc bubbles? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Another issue that has proved very pesky at finding a FS example. This coin is hammered on fresh dies. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Off-center "progression set": [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Another cherrypick from the wild, the hair on this coin is excellent and it has FS. This issue is known for weak obv strikes that flatten the...
More fruit obtained from searching what seems like a "quadrillion" coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
One of the "holy grails" for any roll searcher! I found this in a friends change and he gave it to me.....a friend indeed! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yep, some stuff slipped through! :D [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just a minor greaser from 1999, some stuff escaped! I liked the look and color of it so kept it.....found searching. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
As I recall, 1999 was supposed to be the big year for the mint - they claimed errors would be totally eliminated with the newest machines and...
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