1949
Honestly, that's the best method.
65 would be a travesty for this coin. I would crack and resubmit!
Love those bi-color red coins! That's an outstanding coin....in my eyes a 67 but these are tough in that grade. I'm gonna think about this one awhile.
Beautiful coin, love the frosty fields and I bet PCGS did too.
This would be a planchet flaw: :cool:
A flaw would be something like a lamination or other serious defect. On this coin they are simply planchet marks. Cent planchets are covered with...
Take any 1993 or later memorial cent and compare the AM distance and the distance of the FG from the building. It helps to remember this: Wide AM...
Better, close-up pictures would be required, but I'm not aware of any VDB DDR's.
1948 2-toner
1948...second coin is a toner with really nice halo luster.
1948 Psychodelic toner cherrypicked from a coin show bargain bin for 25 cents! :D The reverse had paper stuck to it in the dotted area which came...
1947 toner
Where's the pictures? Sounds like it's been plated to me.
Do you realize how much circulating coinage is out there?
Plated, PMD (Post Mint Damage)
AU details, cleaned.
Looks to have AU detail, too bad about the environmental issues. I don't think it's a VDB either. Hey, $70 isn't too shabby for an 09-S with AU...
VERY NICE Sarah! I think it's VF-30, it's a really nice example. It'd be shame if they "fined" that coin. I'd send it to PCGS, well worth the cost.
Welcome to CT! :) My advice: Quality over quantity!
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