best way i can think of to tell proof or not is to compare. i just did this with a 1939. did not have a cent proof of that era so i used some...
i get the jist of the color being altered, and accept it and do not really question it. the real question for me is not the color but why no...
while checking out my unc details collection to see if they are actually unc. i spotted this, at first thought scheeech scratches on the fore...
maybe to hard to see. i'll just say abe has a cracked skull. bad enough i think the die would not last. oh well. color looks ok to me. the die...
lets just say there is some details in the forehead that are interesting best shown in the enlarged third foto. color does have something with the...
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so to close this thread i would let you know i'm putting it in the collection as a proof details...wear on the rim and environment damage = PF 55...
some more fotos. but i must say that i used MS 70 on it. two dips for a minute. no dip[ATTACH] [ATTACH] first dip seems much cleaner [ATTACH]...
should say i may try it ...... later
yes damaged, but that does not make it not a proof strike. the coin edge tells me it could be but the edge at the top looks warn. the mirror like...
well it look like some classic green patina on copper although very slight. this is a proof i'm trying to find out about in another thread, if it...
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for 5.50 i took a shot at this ugly impaired proof..... is it? thought it would be easy, i'm leaning yes but i would not bet on it. coin looks to...
stereo micro is the way to go if you really want to see all the coin, keep it at 3x for a perfect view that you can study for a good long time...
me thinks IGC would be fine, if price is way better or not . i would get a few of each 69 and 70.
i've gone broke with all the good buys there. cents and quarters mainly in proof and details' with under 4 bids.
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