Nice! Well used in it's career. I enjoy that! I haven't had this old of a junk box find before. My best was 1790.
Mr. Weinberg is right. The doubling on the date is not a doubled die if that's what your inferring.
I went for 'chemical cleaning'. The fact it appears distanced from the lettering leads me to think whatever it was dipped or soaked in dried on...
Thanks @Insider - another intriguing post and some good info for me. I think I have a couple like this, somewhere.
Correct, unfortunately.
I paid 130 for this in April, and sold for 300 in October. [ATTACH]
I don't think it has anything to do with polishing. To me, coins with this less desirable. I'm assuming it is on a cupronickel coin. Radials...
They look like laminations to me. Those are nice ones, I like!
It's considered a true binary serial number. Very very nice.
I can read it anyway, not that it is a big deal. as for the post: Go and have fun, I'm sure that will be good for you.
Not possible, sorry
It doesn’t look like zinc to me, note how some of the letters in IGWT still have their copper. I’m on the paint side, but barely. May be wrong.
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Looks like a scrape to me. Looks like when I used to fall off my bicycle, little less bloody but equally painful. I'm interested to know more of...
I want those! Day 5 :) All better from Covid now but two more days of staying home to go. Here is my saturnalia gift courtesy of the ancients...
Thanks Buffalo Hunter!!
I agree with die deterioration. It is to me
I couldn’t wait :facepalm: Forgive me :eek::oops:
I think, formally, it's abated breath if we really want to play this game ;)
The slabs are so similar, probably because the slabs come from the same manufacturer. I mean, the chances of TPG slabs being made in the US is...
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