It was NOT minted like that.
I would think just sticking your hand into the tip jar to take anything out at all would get you a minimum of a scowl or two...
Yeah you're right. Let's settle for adequate...i mean it's tough minting coins and having to make them perfect just to have the mail room kid...
I don't particularly care for reverse proof coins in general but the west point mm was the hook on these sets as well as the silver struck in .999...
When I bought the first set of the year they counted the cent, the cent envelope and the set as 3 products and so I get free shipping the rest of...
Just came in today. Carefully opened the package. Reverse proof cent has at least one hair line on the reverse shield and several on the Lincoln...
If you find an 09 VDB when the dot between the D and B is exactly half way between the letters you could have a matte proof and that is big $ as...
Nice coins for sure but it's the 09 S VDB that is the jackpot.
Jk, lol having a little fun with it! Happy collecting!
I see it...under the eagle's feet I see something it looks like....QUARTER DOLLAR Yep that's it!!:D:rolleyes:
I like it but not sure her avatar would be allowed on 1950's television...
Cool! try getting a photo editor to crop your photos. Folks here like to see the clearest shot stright overhead with lighting at 10 and 2 o'clock...
Nice luster that could be a $5 coin depending on its grade. Obviously not worth sending to to get graded but a keeper!
So if your 1970 s is the small date variety (high 7) then it is rarer. The less damaged gives it more value still.
By comparison this one is 29 years older and had about a quarter of the number minted at thw mint in Philadelphia. The question is how rare is...
And even rarer to find one in pristine condition with very little damage at all.:)
You are welcome. The information is easily obtained from a number of sources, including right here on CT
Enough were minted so that every man woman and child could have 8 of them in their possession and still have more than 200 million for general...
It was minted in 1971 in Denver Colorado. It probably weighs around 3.11 grams and is 19.05 mm in diameter. It is made from an alloy of 95 percent...
Not as nice as JTlee's original 42 post to start this thread but for $4 AU is not bad.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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