It was the start of a Tic-Tac-Toe game that went horribly errant.
Your going under the assumption that since both coins contain copper, 95% in the cent and 75% in the five cent piece, that they would oxidize...
Wow...PCGS gave that 59 a numerical grade? I've never seen a Franklin naturally tone as such, not saying it's impossible, just improbable.
OK...what happened to E. PLURIBUS ?
Now days, three different vendors supply the cent planchets to the US Mints. These cent planchets must be within the allowable variances set by...
How is it a war torn country like Somalia able to produce a silver bullion coin?
OK...I see where moderns (Statehood Quarters/Pres Dollars) are being put in multi-holders, don't collect that stuff, so I learned something today.
I was not aware that PCGS made multi-holders? Anyway, that was a good question that easily resolved. Happy Collecting
So what did the graders say....appears to be encapsulated by a TPG?
It has all the hallmarks of a once circulated large cent...if a dealer at a coin shop reports flat out it's a not a re-strike or counterfeit, it's...
The 1979 Type I is the one with the "blob" mint mark (common), the 1979 Type II "clear S" (rarer) is actually the one used for the 1981 Type I...
~reel...reel~ feed out some line...set the drag. The bait is out, now wait and see if we get any nibbles.
A very good question, one I have no definite answer to, but pure speculation could be very well that mint frost has remained in the recessed areas...
Can't be certain 100% but looking at your images, the surfaces at first glance appear to be a rather crude counterfeit. Sorry if that becomes a...
In gob we trust ???
As par for the course, I'm completely confused.
The AT phenomenon is not really that old...it wasn't until recently that the major 3rd party graders started rejecting supposedly AT coins that...
Good idea to let the pros attempt to conserve this specimen, they have done wonders before with old mint proofs.
It pays to pay attention.
As I understood it years ago, the Philadelphia Mint had a contract with various vendors to provide envelopes for the mint & proof sets. This alone...
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