Nice one Avalon. Some of these are quite questionable to the average collector, and are just tossed into a spend pile. Having one graded separates...
Worn dies absolutely can garner top pops.
That would be the 6th step, it was asked for 5FS
I agree with everyone above leave the coin in the slab. Looks good enough for a 64. Its worth is essentially the same.
Thanks Mike @-jeffB Looking forward to your experiment.
A couple of new quarters. [ATTACH]
Growing up in N Cali, we used to go out to the woods and have Acorn fights, teams even. The acorns we had were sometimes 2 1/2 inches long,...
@Lehigh96 where are the 99's
Sometimes a new collector will look to hard to find an error, Wexlers site will help you add a few resourses for errors and basic knowledge on how...
I will have to look thru some photos, here is one that was on my desk. [ATTACH]
Someone said quarter? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would question why they don't fit in the albums.
My 2 cents after this thread, is somehow all of us have successfully found a way to get along, I have been thru some barnburners during my years...
Neither of these errors are seen on this coin, I just wanted to make that clear.
I think it could go higher than my guess. It definitely has great eye appeal upon a second look!
And if it doesn't? I have rinsed them with acetone and no change.. Usually to a darker tone and doesn't look natural. Maybe a simple nontoxic...
I believe some of it is die wear, and some of it is just the anomalies that happen in the reduction process from the Galvano's to the working die....
Agreed with gxseries, die deterioration.
Possibly
Woody's/ Improperly mixed alloys have streaks of different metals that look like wood grain.
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