forget the VDB, look at that 'S'! the seller says: "It is not a cheap Chinese knock-off but, worse case is a contemporary counterfeit, best...
In the late 1980's two things happend: Slabbing became popular and accepted. So, un-knowledgeable folks (read: investors) could buy coins...
cleaned: You say: "Are there two extra grades now - cleaned and not cleaned?" Absolutely not. Grade is who much wear, cleaned/not cleaned...
yup, squeeze or hammer job.
acanthite, interesting, and yes it is possible, if the date punch was positioned just so, and only two digits show the re-punching. Condor:...
come on folks! We can do it!
When is "Cleaned" not Important? When the coin is in an SGS holder.
none of them?
$76.00! No wonder, that is another year that I did NOT buy! Guaranteed to be a winner!
okay, Good question. If the date is included in the hub, as it has been for over 100 years, (I'll check the exact date later), then it is hub...
Just normal wear, and the crummy strikes that the mint did at the time. Most 1968's look crummy like this, look at an unc.
Jim: I just signed on to mention the article from July that discussed the 1960 large/small and other varieties!
Thank you for posting! Great Pictures.
Carlos: Hi, and unless you can do a specific gravity test, there is no way to determine what the composition is. Which dealer did you show it to?
Hint: Buy low, sell high. [that ought to start a bunch of responses.]
in a short statement: I agree with Krispy. So, now we just have to include insurance with the P&H.
sorry, but the reverse looks like MD.
What everyone else said. DGS is a ligit company, and they are doing very well.
Important note: To those who may wonder, this [the 1943/2] is technically a doubled die. As opposed to 19th century coins, this overdate was...
#1: It isn't 'rated' it is graded. #2: For $10, not bad, not great. it has some problems.
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