Bravo! Always love to see what others have found digging.
A reeded edge, very interesting. I can't help you out but it is intriguing.
Nice haul!
Not sure how the second one got an 67 as compared to the first but I would say yours should get a 67. It would be awesome if you got a 68, that...
I see no casting bubbles and as long as you trust your friend to have actually dug it metal detecting, then the next step is to have it...
And maybe a "Hot Lips"!
It was just a coin toss, I'm really not sure what it is.
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Looks like some extreme plating issue across the face.
You are correct of course, but at 60 years old I was thinking, with the time I have left, I would buy this just to save me some time so I could...
Jeremy- a couple of things to look for on the Shield Cents...Die cracks at the top left of the shield, some with die chips in same area. These...
If it includes all the P,D,S mint marks, by all means grab it!
Low serial #'s with a lot of 0's or 1's. Full house #'s, repeaters, radars, sequential, (1234567) off the top of my head.
I'm by no means an expert Bonnie. But I have gone through tens of thousands of quarters looking for die cracks. Keep your eyes open for this time...
Machine doubling is very common on 80's-90's quarters Bonnie.
Waaaay too cool, gimmie, gimmie!
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There is something between the 8 & 6. Is that a clash? Photo is a little blurry.
I'd be willing to bet that the sealing was a way of identifying what he had already gone through to save time not doing it again. Open them up or...
Very nice pick up and great photos to match!
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