AU Details, cleaned
Very worn die, look at all the distortion in front of his chin.
Welcome to CT. Looks like some kind of collar around it that was then beaten down.
Whoa, I think you nailed it.
Which post are you referring to, the one from 2012 or 2017? :)
Born in a small (3000) town in SE Kentucky, everything was so homogeneous around me, I came to appreciate diversity. I don't ever remember not...
Wow, thanks, but now my head hurts... :)
You guys crack me up...maybe move it to the Ancients as an Argenti Rude :)
Just found this poking around in my minutiae and thought I would show it. Left over silver nitrate solution from lab experiments collected and...
Watch this space...
Well, was it full bands? :)
At least take it by a dealer and let them look at it.
Listen to Doug @dougsmit
If you don't get that green off of there, it will be worth nothing because it will get eaten up. At the very least soak this in water for a few...
Actually the silvering is pretty robust. It might stand up to soaking and brushing, but picking is a little too much.
Reminds me of the guy who had a painting over a photograph and he was trying to find the Rembrandt underneath.
Hey, welcome to CT...boy you got a lot to learn. Are YOU a coin dealer?
It was stated early on that it was not a FSB and no one has disagreed.
Sometimes there is a die chip in the mint mark, but that one is just damage. Welcome to CT
...and that was in 2018
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