There is only a $5 bump from F to VF so it doesn't matter too much either way!
Be aware that this coin is raw and not graded by a TPG. Just looking for info from Lincoln aficionados and anybody else who wants to chime in! Thanks!
MS 66+ FB
So picked this up raw from the LCS today. What do you think the grade could be? Looking at a couple of references seems F or VF as the cheek and...
Nominated for best answer. Can we please have this thread marked as answered now? Thanks!
The US government did not care about Franklin Brokers or any other brokers of business strike coins. They were made for commerce. Made for use in...
I see it is on the date as well so probably MD, huh?
So is this die deterioration or true doubling? Note the die crack on the jaw line. Most all the lettering and the Jefferson bust is showing...
We have been down the rabbit hole of primary sources on weight tolerances. They are not set by legislation but the Secretary of the Treasury. The...
Doesnt matter what happened after 64 as silver content went down from 90 percent to 40 percent. When the price of silver went up people started...
The silver content of the planchet did not change, the dimensions of the planchet is what changed its weight. It was 90% silver content in 1964.
Okay, was not logged in so have to re-type this...Silver was $1.29 per ounce in 1964 (at least that is what google says). A 90% silver half dollar...
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The 3 looks more suspicious than either of the 1s. But it still looks pretty decent when comparing to mine. But I will defer to other more...
When planchets are made they have specifications as to weight and size. Because of the manufacturing process, the tolerances are needed to be set...
When everyone else is wrong and you are right you might want to do a little more research and reflection on the subject at hand.
Here are the published weights and tolerances for US half dollars (among others). This is from the Coin World Almanac 2011. Reproduced here for...
So these are kind of difficult to see through mint packaging and the P has less damage and 6 FS and the D has 5FS and some hits in Jefferson's...
I guess I should have just googled it in the first place. But it was Guam released on the 3rd. Thanks for your quick response!
Cool, 24 days for me to find one in the wild.
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