Possibly a feeder finger scrape?
I would open only because I had several rolls of them I cracked and they had developed some nasty spots from the paper wrapper. I salvaged what I...
The Red Book is useless for pricing coins. It's real value lies in historical info.
Coin is stained with something.
Looks from my vantage point to be a lamination.
I think Sam Sloat still has a B&M shop in Connecticut?
I would believe Insiders explanation. Too many straight lines and it's firmly wrapped around the edge to match the strike.
Forgive me if I sounded liked a killjoy, that was not my intention. I'm glad my oldest son is still into coins to some degree, and he will know...
Totally agree. My local X-Mart handed me a $10.00 gold certificate in change for a twenty. It happens that good finds are certainly possible but I...
@No_Ragrets Just a footnote to this conversation. Over the years, many coins were once called errors or varieties and have since been debunked....
While I am very happy for you that you caught this in the wild, I pray someone did not steal this from someone else and threw it in the consumer...
A full house for poker?
At 69 my Beagle takes ME for walks. If he spots a squirrel, it's not a constitutional, it's a "Run Thru The Jungle". :)
Enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing. Much better than a Cliff Mishler article. And to the rest of you, don't bean me for this. I could care...
I'm out of my wheelhouse on these but very nice coin. Wondering if the stretching is from a worn die or something wrong with the collar?
You are right of course but ANACS on a $10.00 per coin special probably would not charge an attribution fee. They have done me that favor on a few...
I wonder if any of the TPG's would slab the piece along with the coin.
Very nice indeed!
All of the "S" mint marks were prone to die chips from 1968-1974.
You mean they have never seen William Devane selling it on T.V. What is this world coming to. LOL :)
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