Tagging @Jack D. Young for his expertise. Way too much for a dateless type coin. Some antique dealers have no clue or expertise in this area.
As @expat says, strike weakness in this area. I'm not in the camp of struck thru grease in this area as it happens way too much in just this area...
Not sure if anyone was aware of this but John Wexler's site is now closed to submissions pending a re-do of the site. Others are taking over the...
It's blurry but looks like the ear took a hit post Mint. A doubled ear would be a more major variety and likely would have been found by now.
@Gorham_Collector Super example of this type. Very impressive.
The white stuff(ish) looks a lot like zinc staining, possibly from being in close contact with Lincoln zinc cents that may have bled out. I have...
From my vantage point, the surfaces look like they took too long in a white vinegar bath.
Odd placements but they have the look of feeder finger marks So I'm with Spark for now.
Agreed with die deterioration. They were trying to save the die as evidenced by the heavy die polishing.
They look good to me but some serious die polishing going on the top photo (obverse). IMHO, not worth slabbing.
"P" and misaligned die strike.
Yes to a die crack.
Parking lot road rash.
Yes, and I like the spread of it to nearly on top of the dome.
I have seen mis-aligned nickels with a thicker edge on them that could mimic a proof but the finish would be the telltale sign of a circulation...
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