Looks like a cast fake because of the lack of detail and grainy surface.
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...and the error is (Larger pictures cropped to fit the coin and posted full size helps)
Welcome to CoinTalk, I don't remember the last 100 yen coin I found in pocket change...:)
Hey, imagine quarters with the walking eagle like on the Walking Liberty halves...
Exactly what I was thinking of...
I can kind of see the D, but I think it is just an artifact, PMD.
I've seen (and taken) worse.
That's a nice coin, perhaps post it in the "Post your Lincolns" thread
Dang...big die break?
Perhaps a new stylized eagle...hmmmm
So, what is a BB?
I am somewhat conflicted with Wikipedia. I use it sometimes and rarely question it. I would never use it for a scholarly article I was writing,...
FE cents 1856-1858
I have hopes to find out about it.
All 37 pages!!!
Out of curiosity, if that coin were broken out and re-submitted to either the same grader or another of the "big 3", what would it come back?
I'll guess MS69 just to find out. I have a personal belief that MS70's only come about from large companies who make bulk submissions.
We would love to see it...
Sarcasm is an underappreciated form of humor. Helps to put a smiley face if you are not being serious :) seriously.
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