Die polish then. I have a Roosevelt dime with similar spikes.
It could very well just be grease too, I was just throwing that out there. I don't know of a Kennedy half expert or club you could ask; perhaps...
What's even more difficult/confusing is the combination of circulation and weak strike. So for example you might see an XF45 that you'd swear is...
Not only were proof coins struck more than once, all dies during this era were hubbed more than once. From that standpoint, every die is a...
I see missing detail around the bow tie. And the wild hairs coming off Abe's beard (probably plating issue).
There is a 1972-D "no FG" variety described here https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1972-d-50c-no-fg-fs-901/147888. The theory is that the die...
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How about one that worked for a living. Pulled out of circulation around 1975. [ATTACH]
Grandpa was first generation. I suppose everyone from the "old country" was frugal back then. My favorite Bohemian joke was visual. Stand and...
Mine has that distracting mole under the jaw. Your reverse looks cameo in the image. Either way I'll take an AU58 like these over a beat up MS62...
Anything on the 1913 Buffalo pattern/trial coins? Just curious. At least one was graded PR66 by PCGS but I don't know if they are all considered...
My family had a similar joke except substitute Bohemian. (Grandpa was Bohemian)
That's a nice AU58! I have its twin but not as nice (PCGS AU58). You may notice the clash on the obverse ribbon area and the O below the ear....
1901 proofs with different reverse types. (Deja vu? I get the feeling I've posted this before...) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's $1 that was struck-through with a dime on a dime planchet. :)
Lots of these things were used back then too. [ATTACH]
Seems like it was jammed in something that rotates, like a gumball machine.
That thread made me sad. I guess it's that the OP seemed to believe what the app said instead of recognizing that it's not even a coin, let alone...
I don't know what that means.
It will also have to be "here's my five cents worth" but it won't be.
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