Can't believe that I mixed up pics for the year...teach me to stick to bust halves.:eggface:
Actually, yours is the B-4...also an R-1 die marriage. Ewomack's, by the way is B-2 so the only marriage for the year that we don't have...
The die scratch is present on all 104s--regardless of die state. It disappears with wear on the coin. The a die state is determined by...
I like it. If the OP wants to turn it into a real one....;)
I don't have my notes at work with me, but here's my 104 (about the same die stage) for comparison. [IMG] [IMG]
He cuts down catalpa trees?
It looks as if you have the start of the reverse crack between A and T on the reverse, but the obverse crack at the date is missing. I'd call it...
Yes, if/when you have the amount of experience of grading, buying, and selling coins that Mr. Albanese has (he is one of the original founders of...
Genuine O-104. Slightly off-center strike. Edge lettering (like many from this period) extends past the edge giving it the look of rim damage....
Ummm, could it possibly be when you stated "Somebody paid somebody off, somewhere along the way......" Accusing a commercial organization of...
And people said exactly the same thing after TPGs came about. Some still do. As Books stated above CAC is a tool; so are the TPGs. Whether or...
Yes, the graffiti can be smoothed off and the coin then polished and retoned. It is still going to be a problem coin, though. Probably not worth...
That's why the TPGs (at least the legit ones) offer a guarantee. This one will go back to PCGS for a partial refund while at the same time...
I've told the story before, but... Growing up in the 60's in small-town Oklahoma and working as an automotive fueling specialist (gas pump...
Personally, I use a pair of vise-gripes...one twist and no more scratched holder to worry about.
Appears to have been struck after the OP coin---mis-attributed as the 109 prime. I think it is clearly the "A" die state.
From the pics it looks real close, but I think that I see the outline of the other leaf--might be my imagination, though. Probably worth taking...
Got 'em both.:happy: Welcome to the club.
Just use a little Flex-Seal. They advertise it so their claims must be true, right?
It barely makes Good and has graffiti dating from the year 1845. It cost me solid XF money (Plus my max bid was almost twice what I got it for)....
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