Not bad but if you paid what's on the flip I think you over paid. Just my opinion. The mark on the reverse is damage. Welcome to CT.
Not just nice, very nice.
I don't think it would hurt.
Struck by an old Die.
Definitely genuine but the surfaces do appear to be suffering. I do think it's been cleaned and maybe that's why it looks the way it does.
I'll take the damage I see to be on the slab. MS-66, FB. A sweet looking coin.
Great looking coin and I can see those cracks. Lovely!
Then the reverse is damaged. Personally, I'd keep the coin due to the nice effect the grease had on the obverse. Nice job.
And I was going to say the scratch is recent and the corrosion takes time. :)
Basically, this is a duplicate thread.
Not a Mint error. It is PMD as it was done after it left the Mint. It's called a counter punch. Reread what Fred and Paddy said.
It all looks normal to me. It's shows wear and lots of bag marks. The coloring is not rust, just slight toning.
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The front is from grease, just as you mentioned. The N on the reverse looks like it took a a hit on the lower right side. Copper is soft and...
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If a magnet won't pick it up then it's not magnetic. It's has all kinds of problems and it's only worth face value.
Afraid it's just damaged.
That coin was smoothed which makes the letters look flatter. It has also been polished and it's only worth face.
You are new at collecting coins and your guess, while inaccurate, was a good one. Please, don't feel stupid. For a newbie it was very intelligent....
Nice, not enough to be off Centered but definitely a MAD, misaligned die strike. It's old and in nice condition. Maybe as high as $8.00 to a...
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