This coin is in nice shape. The ghost image (doubling) should be reasonably visible. I don’t see either to support either 002 or 003. Depending...
The scratch to the die face that ran NE to SE through the Y in LIBERTY. Interesting note is that Coppercoins has two die states and I selected...
http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1960&die_id=1960d1mm109&die_state=lds
Curiously, the Stage A version of the variety calls out MD on the date and MM, however, your coin is not WDDO-002. Here is the link to...
XF-45 coin for reference [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
For what it's worth: less peroxide and a longer wait will reduce the porous surface of a pickled nickel...but it's never eliminated. Under...
As noted by a fellow enthusiast, we can rule out a nickel on a cent planchet. Weight is a good indicator as would be the missing/reduced outer...
My comment was specific to grading differently because the subject coin is a more desired coin. Grading should be independent of...
No. They shouldn't. Doing so diminishes the grades applied to similar coins. I agree with our fellow enthusiasts. VF grade coin. This is an...
Certainly there will be limitations with equipment. Optimizing its capability may require some creative setups and understanding limitations....
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/longacre-doubling-hub-doubling.46658/
What was this? In the Master Die? Interesting.
Great minds, Tommy, great minds...Lol
Coin 2 looks like the loop more aligns with a 5 than a 3. Do an overlay to see if you have a match or not.
I use a similar approach but I like the restored sheen. Well done.
Nicely done. Did you achieve this through a stepped conservation?
Look at the initials on the reverse. Hard to say if it’s a case of over polishing, partial fill, or Blakesley. But in the right spot. Rim looks...
I agree with our fellow enthusiasts.
No doubling on either side. There appears to be an anomaly in CENT regarding the E but perhaps a chip or dent in the die. Clearer pictures of...
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