The mint mark is in the right place for FS-501. If I look at that picture, then I can see where the repunching probably is on yours.
Reason not given, but it was the decision of the board that I assume has been in the works for a while. Probably an irreconcilable fundamental...
Looks pretty clean, so I'll guess 65.
Cool find! If your son was excited to find it, then the condition anf the fact that it's only worth a few cents doesn't really matter.
I'm not able to give a really good answer at the moment since I'm away from my computer until next Monday. Nevertheless, il add some commentary....
I'll go with 63. The marks on the face seem to be scuffs rather than scrapes and hacks, but they're still the coin's biggest liability. PL or...
Looks like a nice AU coin. Strike is typically really good on 96-P, and it does have attractive toning typical of what you'll find on that date....
Post size and weight. If it's 22K, then you should be able to tell based on looking at the price of gold if you are being offered close to what...
Yuck. No excuse for this one. PCGS will end up eating it someday.
That's probably the most expeditious way of filling an album. Not as fun as going through rolls for some of the most recent ones. Prices vary...
In this case, the third left star, with the extra break on it. In general, a simple die crack may be sufficient to identify a die, but a die...
The aborted hole on the obverse makes it a no-go for me.
VF30 seems right to me.
Thanks. I wasn't implying it was not a nice coin, but just comparing it with the OPs F-VF, which is pretty awesome for an 1822, probably in the...
I really like your better 1822. Mine's not so nice (AG3). [IMG]
[ATTACH] OK, so it's not mine, but I got to play with it at ANA and figured this thread might need one of this type.
PCGS forum as well, and I can't remember if I've dropped it on VAMWorld or not. Of course the danger of putting it in any official numismatic...
A term which is becoming more and more mainstream in this hobby, so it seems. Perhaps they should include it in the Red Book.
In the case of the SMS coins, the manufacturing process is not that of proofs, neither is it that of normal business strikes. The mint stopped...
Looks OK. Not crazy about the obverse, though. Are there scratches in the upper left field?
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