Now, that's interesting. Another question would be why there's no sign of this type of strikethrough on the reverse; have you enough available...
Therefore, whatever created it (if we posit that this isn't a retained strikethrough) had to be something which impressed itself into the die,...
Exactly, and just the same thing you and I do as collectors, because we'd be completely overwhelmed if we tried to know everything.
And that's the point. It's all subjective. Doesn't matter if the coin has physically changed hands in the process of commerce, only that someone...
An Uncirculated (or, therefore, Mint State; don't let anyone tell you the terms have differing meanings, they're synonyms) coin is one which shows...
Worse yet, they're spread out, so if you want the "best" set you probably need at least a third of that total yourself. :)
Unrelated, but funny: Google Image Search identified this coin as an Otacilia Severa Antoninianus. :)
Among all 1980's Zlincolns - 1982-1989, over fifteen thousand grading events - PCGS has graded a total of twenty MS68+ examples and ten MS69's....
Honestly, I knew I'd seen this one before, but I didn't remember when/how and had to go back to Square One to refamiliarize. With a memory like...
Then I don't get to tell you that. :P
Why would you expect a random coin dealer to have expertise with every issue from every country? That's what it would have taken for the dealers...
I immediately parsed that as a bit of sarcasm on the OP's part. If he was serious, well, that's the best support for my opinion that Ed needs to...
Now, for the fun part. That same coin sold for the same price this January at FUN, and a second example of similar grade sold for that same price...
Sanitized, censored and - to my mind - looking Photoshopped on the cheek. Under the circumstances, Brett, and knowing you it is not 'Shopped, but...
Although you've got the coin figured out appropriately, some of what you're seeing is the result of polishing as well, likely as a result of the...
Here: https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/1985-1c-ms68-red-pcgs/a/1203-3173.s?hdnJumpToLot=1x=0&y=0
And knowledge of the known varieties of 1889-CC? And armed men with you if what this turns out to be is tailing you home to rob you there? This...
This. There are only two PCGS P01's in the whole series, both S-mint coins.
That was about as good as it got for certification, in my opinion, lacking only the security aspect. Grading became more idiot-proof after...
A planchet is punched under circumstances which don't allow much metal movement - if you visualize it, you'll see that pressure is essentially...
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