The S MM is not inverted from what I can tell.
Jim, you are correct. However, the OP's coin has no photo indication that this MM is suspect IMHO.
Please post full photos of obverse and reverse. We will try to give you opinions on grade and submitting for authentication.
There does not appear to be any noticeable tool marks in date ,mm or initials.
Now, if I'm going to buy RD copper, I'm either going to buy an NGC piece that has some guarantee against the coin growing spots or toning oddly in...
not to bad.
The Obverse disturbances, particularly below the Ear, might be a die flaw.
I'm hoping somebody gave it to you. :smile
I don't think the coin would even make that Doug. Perhaps XF.
This is a good thing.
I don't think this would even make a mint state grade. Far to much wear on the reverse. The obverse is very heavily marked. Come on folks. As for...
I use a record book, and pencil. In today's age of computers, spyware, viruses, THEFT OF INFORMATION, or worse, to keep any such recorded...
Buy yourself a copy of the ANA Grading Standards and study, study study. You are not going to develop this ability overnight. Don't attempt to...
anyone want a 65 or 66 ?
Ms 66
Typo. I meant it to be 1876 and 1877.
The PA. Mint made planchets for Venezuela in 1876 and the coins were dated 1876 & 1887. The presence of foreign coin planchets in the U.S....
The proper thing to do, is to place it in a protective holder, clearly marked "Counterfeit", and compose an article about counterfeit Bust Type Coins.
Just ask your local coin dealer.
I previously stated, the planchets were made at the mint in connecticut, where practically all the foreign planchets were made. The Scovill MFG...
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