PCGS got it right.
Yes, the guy is bonkers. You won't find any MS coins in a proof set. I would open it.
I didn't even know about this variety until someone posted about it. Something to watch for. It's cool that new stuff is still being found.
About $100
Welcome to CT. You have a normal nickel, worth 5 cents.
Stacks Bowers will shut their doors when such a great operation opens. Great work Ed.
Damage.
I'm not saying you should but a dip would probably take care of it.
I have always thought of $2 bills as being really cool. I think they started making them in 1928. The bill posted looks normal to me.
Fred is the authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS.
Nice images.
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Trying to grade proofs from images is always just a guess. The amount of hairlines has a big impact on the grade and some images hide those hairlines.
Welcome to CT. What you are seeing is just damage. Not an error coin.
Welcome to CT. You won't find an 82 in circulation that's worth more than 1 cent.
I can't add anything more.
Welcome to CT. With the Lincoln cents, look for the 14-D and the 31-S
@Fred Weinberg is the man to ask. I'll bet he can help.
That first image is really nice. It has a really cool look.
This is what feeding fingers look like. I'm trying to figure out how they could create the damage on this coin. [ATTACH]
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