Pretty cool. Your grandfather probably put the coins in the holder. Don't think the US Mint ever used that type of holder.
I don't have the answer but the folks that work at NGC are pretty cool. I would just give them a call. The NGC forums are a bit slow. It takes a...
No it is not a ddo or an error coin.
Sorry but no. Just a normal cent.
All are listed in the Cherrypickers guide.
And the cent clashed with the Seated Half. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is the cent clashed with the $20 gold piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
We won't ever know for sure how these happened but some feel that someone was playing around with the presses after hours. This is the matching...
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This is a little better. It's actually even more of a darker brown. If we get to do Fun next year, I'll bring it for you to image. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The clash on the reverse came from the die of a Flying Eagle Cent. Tough coin to find. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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If they are worn and only have silver value, a cleaning won't matter.
No it would not. It has very little wear. The coin is within tolerance.
I don't mind having duplicates at all. I'm more a sucker for pretty coins.
I went with 63. I got hung up on the luster. The last image tells me how wrong I was. Great coin.
Rick Snow.
Great post and right on target. Different types of soil react differently with different types of metal. This makes me think of a school yard I...
Give it some time. There are folks of all ages and skills that post here. Have fun with it. Some will joke around and some just post stupid stuff....
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