Primarily, you should be looking for those missing either all or partial edge lettering. My GW attributed by NGC MS64 missing partial edge...
That's one example! What else? Chris
I can't help you with your coin/token, but welcome to the neighborhood anyway. Chris
I was able to find my old photo of a 1995 dime with the Shriners emblem on it. It, too, was made by the retired Mint employee. Chris [ATTACH]
Click on "Report" and ask the Mods to delete this thread because it posted twice. Chris
I've got a bunch of these with the Mason's emblem on the cent and the dime. They were given to me by a retired employee of the Philadelphia Mint....
It looks like zinc rot to me. Chris
The leaves are on the reverse, not the obverse. It looks like die deterioration to me. It's not worth anything. Chris
If the rim is part of the die, how could part of the die shift without the whole die shifting? Chris
@matt10111 First, welcome to the neighborhood! After a planchet is cut from the metal strip, it goes to the upsetting mill where the edge of...
421 vs. 61 simply means that collectors don't trust PCGS as much so they are submitted more often. Chris:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
I wouldn't be surprised if the Mint intentionally leaked false information to spur sales. Chris
Sorry, I should have been more specific. I should have said that anyone who buys them on the aftermarket and holds onto them will get burned. Chris
MS67, preferably MS68, should have been the minimum grade to make grading cost effective. Your coin won't even come close to that grade. Chris
The grade is irrelevant since it should never have been slabbed by a TPG. Chris
.....and these are medals rather than coins! That kind of value will only be sustained in a feeding frenzy. Once it has subsided, the price will...
"A few boxes of 4"? Are we talking about the same medal? I thought it had a limit of two per household? Chris
Nope! It's a counterfeit. Chris
What about J. C. Penny's? Chris
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