Is "firat' a middle eastern country?;););)
Like me, you must have grown up with "A penny saved is a penny earned". Nice haul.
Agreed with Condor.
You could check with Denly's of Boston. They are very reputable, honest and will answer you. They are online and they deal in specialized currency.
There's ALWAYS new treasure to be found. Let the race begin!
It was not over use of a die to create a tilted MM. The mint marks were hand punched into the die prior to 1990 s, depending upon how accurate the...
It looks to be a bit of peeling directly above the hair line but could also have been a hit there also. I see what you are seeing that looks like...
It appears to be a lamination at "WE" and a die chip at the "B".
You may want to pose a question here about the credentials of the auctioneer also. Most good ones would also present a photo of both sides. Not...
Unfortunately I don't think anyone could really give this a proper grade w/o photos of both sides. There may be underlying problems with the...
And again, very impressive and congratulations on a job well done.
Answering sort of backwards...no, this coin is not worth submitting to be professionally graded and encapsulated. Because, it is too common and...
Agreed with rick on over polished die. I can see die polishing marks in the full sized reverse photo and a possible clash in the 3rd bay, which...
Someone who knows the Overton varieties will step in eventually. These are out of my league tho. I have no catalogs.
Nope, never heard of it but I'm sure many others have. That's quite a word to pronounce. I bet Chris remembers it , but he probably also remembers...
Yep, now why didn't I think of that before I ruined the entire coin ( I have an arbor press).
I drilled a hole in a piece of pine (soft) set the coin over the hole and used a large flat ended steel punch and hammer. It popped but of course...
Seconded.
It could have taken a well placed hit in the course of it's life and gotten flattened out.
This info is following the stage of the die and is using markers that may help better identify the RPM. Edit-You beat me to it Paddy.
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