I will confirm: the photo shows an extra line across the base of the porch. No, it shouldn’t be there. No, I can’t explain it. I can raise all...
Well, it certainly looks like the real deal, but your post begs a question: Is this a recent, new find? Or was this found long ago ( like 1955...
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I see the doubling. And the question remains: Were Proof dies used on silver MS? VV has 5 varieties listed, 3 for silver proof, and 2 for...
Yes…you are right. I went back to the chart I found and found I missed the symbol for the 5…and I caught the dot for zero on the corners, I have...
I googled “arabic numerals”…came up with 2 and zero in each corner and 01 (dot) 3 (dot) 2. The small numbers to the left of this: the top is...
ADD…Coins and Canada also does not list different reverses…Spark
Interestingly, the NGC World Coin Guide/Numista shows a 1873 coin pic that matches the OP’s coin. Perhaps they simplified the die sometime after...
I think I see some flattening of the high spots on both sides, so I’m guessing AU58+. This is a very nicely preserved specimen that I like a lot,...
Yes, of course…PF62…I so often find change from circulation that I automatically have MS on the brain…so nice to find and work with proofs…Spark
Found from circulation 2 days ago at the Post Office. My wife and I were there renewing her passport and got this from change. [ATTACH][ATTACH]...
No. The ‘88s all had wide AMs. And, from your photo, you also do not have the Reverse of ‘89 either. Just a normal circulated cent…Spark
You need to comprehend how coins are made and study the minting process. Most of what you are saying will be explained. Go to: doubleddie.com...
Those are intentional scratches (imo). No telling why, only the person who did it would know. Also, all 6 coins show evidence of circulation or...
I went 63, but I bet it could grade 64. Really very nice…Spark
Post a close-up of the “Y” area…please and thank you…Spark
Correcta-mundo!…at 8 microns, the copper coating has little room for mistakes. Now, suppose the coating on this particular planchet was less than...
…it does look like an S there, but the size question, and the placement of it is problematical…maybe a micro-S? But for a MS65 having this area...
He’s been given this advice many, many times over the last 17 months. One of these times he may start to believe us…Spark
@Ball722 …if you had weighed it, you would have confirmed it being a Zincoln, susceptible to not only split-plate doubling (worthless) but also...
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