I'm ignorant...R-2 is good or bad?
There really aren't that many, and I'm sure you will get a good answer I want to see too. The 1916-D Merc is the only one I'm sure of.
True story...found one in a bag of "junk" silver from a garage sale. The silver, not the gold :shame:
You could get 1/4 oz gold for less than the silver... just sayin' [IMG]
AFAIK, 65 and above gets picky and I think luster does play a part. My deliberate quick look led me to believe the third was the best looking #1...
I know there is a $20 large cent post going, but I was just at the Van Nuys, CA coin show and bought this one for $22. Took some photos and was...
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I'll go 64, 63, 65 just from a quick overview as to which looks "cleanest" and best luster.
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Help me out, the only "cleaning indications" I know are the parallel lines left by polishing. What are the cleaning marks?
Sorry to see you are relegating us to the back burner. Posting on the other forum is kind of like "preaching to the choir", nothing wrong about...
Actually just looked up the date and was awarded with this historical tidbit.
OMG, Oxnard (Not just another pretty name) and Kett's Koin Kastle!!! Old man Kett was a sour one. You probably went to the location close to...
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