No, the bridge of the nose is there, poor photo quality. There are vertical but fine die polishing marks also. Just on the obverse. Much of the...
Did the best I could with photos. I see die deterioration but part of the hair and letters E & R[ATTACH] is missing also. The green you see is...
Or wide rim and narrow rim.;)
Mostly because I'm still going through my sisters 5 gallon jug of cents and about 10 bank boxes of 2009 Lincoln cents, which I switch off on every...
I might guess India also, but these and other Islamic coins frustrate me to no end.
I've got a 4" binder full of SBA's but have never really pursued them. They are all in 2X2's and all B.U. Never checked for anything special but...
Sounds like a nice project and if mine I would go for it. Very nice piece of mint history that not everyone has.
I see die polishing here. Is that a die gouge above the right side of the mint mark? A marker for this variety?
I think a cashless society is coming but probably not anytime soon. Just as the metric system did not seem to take hold here. And as long as...
If you know of anyone who has a subscription to Coin World, they publish as complete a directory as any I know of and it comes separate along...
Yes, several 1998 Wide AM Lincolns with zinc rot. And several very nice 1983 P Lincoln counter clashes with zinc rot. Zinc is just plain EVIL.
As Scooby Doo was used to saying..."Rots of Ruck". It's going to be tough with half dollars as no bank wants to hold onto any returns any longer...
Whatever happed to Electron John? His posts were very informative if not entertaining.
Please take Kurt's advice and attend the show. Better safe than sorry with a local dealer who just might get ideas if this is the real deal. Tell...
I would hang onto it for the nonce. Even though there appears to be pushed metal from a hit, if it were a large enough piece of metal or broken...
Unless you are fortunate enough to get earlier strikes of Philly products, it's become painfully obvious there is something amiss at the Pa. Mint....
@bettann Still kind of tough to tell by your photos. The first set almost looks like a no answer. There will still be a small gap at the AM on the...
And San Francisco makes even better coins than Denver, IMHO. Some of the ATB quarters are near proof like.
Once again, this is mechanical doubling or machine doubling. It has created an effect where the two letters look joined, and possibly are but not...
Agreed with paddy. What else you are seeing some think is an annealing problem but this difference in shine/coloring of the surface is actually...
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