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The 1981 cent is just beat-up and has damage that makes it look weird. The 1974 is a valid error, if you only see the offset on the front, it is...
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Yeah, too old for acetone MAYBE, but it wouldn't hurt to try! Another treatment that might give good results is MS70 or a solution of sodium...
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It's called asking for advice.
Background too busy, try white or black.
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I honestly think the rim damage would get it a details classification. Wait for other answers.
Welcome to CT and to ancient coins. Although I started collecting coins almost 70 years ago (really) my interest in ancients increased sharply...
Consider they have to put their "values" up 6 months before the year starts and those values are supposed to hold for a year... Given those...
I'm fine, be careful out there. The leaves would be on the reverse, you had a picture of the obverse...oops, sorry, didn't see the thumbnail,...
Watching lots of stuff on TV during our quarantine (as if I don't watch lots at other times) I see many scientific and pseudo-scientific tales...
Why would you think that? It crosses both the field and the portrait and shows a bit of a skip where it goes from the portrait to the field, just...
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but knowledgeable buyers will "buy the coin, not the slab". Whenever you go to sell your coin it will be re-evaluated...
Very nice looking coin and I hope it appreciates for you. In the meanwhile, enjoy the coin.
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