It's probably cadmium or lead or something equally as toxic.
Someone fraudulently added an S to this coin in an amateurish counterfeiting attempt. The S has since fallen off or been removed, and the ghost of...
I imagine it wouldn't be worth grading any coin that is worth less than $100 (or even $200). But this coin is a keeper.
Was it struck through a cleaning rag?
Awesome.
I found this in the street in December walking home from my local park. It's a scratched up 1944-S. BUT I FOUND IT IN THE STREET. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would say yes. Technically it prob has been handled and in circulation, but it is a spanking nice coin.
US made Philippines coins too. I have a nice 10 centavos (silver) Philippines, 1938 that I got from my old LCS for 50 cents or so.
On the bright side, as a curiosity it must be worth more than a quarter.
Is that real? THAT'S AWESOME.
Doesn't silver oxidize to black?
Sorry it posted before I was ready and hard to add a photo in edit. [ATTACH]
It seems as if the date in your coin is much closer to In God We Trust, and further away from the denticles, than in this certified 1875-S. And I...
You know my philosophy, a $4 coin in a $20 slab.
Oh nice 37.
Why would anybody regrade their coins if they are going to be down graded?
It's too cartoonish. Here is one I would buy: [ATTACH]
How does a quarter get clashed with a cent?
IMO THE 1913V nickel should be illegal to own, in the same category as 1964 Peace dollar and 1933 double eagle.
Searching the net, there is a variety that you describe, this story is from April, 2009. "A rarity that can be easily overlooked is the 1964-D...
Separate names with a comma.