I think it's cool!
I'm not expert, especially of non-US issues, but comparing it to photos on Numista, I'd say there is much too much flattening of the wheat grains...
Cool find!
There are other non-invasive ways to test metal content, such as electrical resistance. Surely PCGS would have been aware of this and tested it...
Paddyman98 knows his coins. Both coins are PMD.
Looks like some sort of struck through error.
Let us know if the seller returns your money. He/she is either very ignorant, very careless, or very dishonest.
If you don't like it, send it to me. :)
And it was a boy.
What is the archeological context? Was it made last year in a high school art project or found in a 8,000 year old village by archeologists?
Depends on how much you want the album to continue. The value of the rest of the mint set would be shot, I would think, but what is the value to...
Enhanced?
I too don't really know, but I think there are people who believe (rightly or wrongly I can't say) the TPGs have had grade inflation over the...
Super nice! Great find!
Very nice! Here's my worn little trime, a variety 2 from a worn-out die: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A nice looking coin. As for the repair, we can only guess. Perhaps something on the rim, as in ex-jewelry? Or perhaps the stuff in the field to...
I don't know. Perhaps they want to hide their fingerprints, which might otherwise sometimes lead to their being arrested.
Mine is one of those "really worn" coins: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow! You owe him a VERY nice sandwich!
You do have a flare for drama!
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