@cladking should enjoy those!
Here's my 73-S, found after MANY years of searching. I have not sent it in but the 67's I see have nothing on this coin IMO.
The 66's are pretty poor IMO, I've probably tossed a few 66's into the junk pile while searching - check out the ha.com images. The same blemishes...
Now you can see why I have such a strong interest in collecting nice examples of Memorial Cents. Ignored by most collectors and ALL dealers. They...
NICE SCORE!
We need to also keep in mind in 1909 the master hub was fresh - brand new. It produced well-defined working hubs and dies. Add to that the Mint's...
It needs to happen ASAP! Nobody cares for them and most people just find them annoying.
Actually, acetone is a Lewis base due to the lone pair of electrons on the oxygen. However, it's an extremely weak one so it has no effect on the...
NICE COIN! I almost went 45 after looking again. I usually judge EF-AU by how flattened the cheek and wheat grains are....but those grains are...
Appears to be a residue, it's not a MM.
I like it! AU-53
They're pretty common, so common I stopped saving them except for nice, 2-sided ones I find. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Rims too asymmetric for a Matte IMO.
PMD, plated post mint.
Impregnated impurities pressed into the metal during the planchet sheet rolling process. It's been discussed many times here on CT.
It's just an older A&D, similar to this one. http://balance.balances.com/scales/42 The 0.00001 g resolution balances are standard fare in any...
Mine is 0.00000 g.
The transition from copper to copper plated zinc, the change occurred in1982. Also in the 70's the Mint was seeking a solution to incomplete steps...
Congrats!
I can imagine your pain! I was on top of these in 2009 and acquired a TON of minty, fresh rolls to search, I spent mega time looking through them...
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