Can you link to the coin you say is an exact match? Thanks.
Do you mean $500 total or $500 more for the edge? Because this coin is definitely in the many many thousands range in terms of value for its condition
Ya got me there, Frank... :)
They still hand-punched mintmarks into the working dies in 1989. However, they stopped making SF business strikes after 1974, so the chance of an...
What you see on the date is master die doubling for the year.
It's a linear plating bubble. The joke was that since it was going through lincoln's head, it was "a la" (in the style of) John Wilkes Booth, who...
To create novelty items.
It's a counterstamp. Not a mint error.
2011P-1DO-004. [ATTACH]
I believe it is Miller 16.4-L.2.
The rarest colonial I own, 1788 Connecticut copper. Rarity R6. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Linear plating bubble, ala John Wilkes Booth.
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Not even close. The heavy scratches and discoloration really bring down the price. For $75, a person bought a lower grade but much nicer looking...
Beautiful coin!
It's a mix of die deterioration and mechanical doubling. It is not a doubled die. I wouldn't send it to a TPG.
1786 Nova Caesarea, Maris 23-R (rarity R3) [ATTACH]
Bill, it looks like we have similar tastes...here's my recent 1787 Massachusetts Colonial. :) [ATTACH]
Dang hippies!
I wouldn't necessarily differentiate the two by adding the word "harshly" before "cleaned". I would say that a more accurate difference would be...
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