I went with AU55 due to some luster breaks in the fields.
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Thanks for the informative report! Look forward to seeing your NewP's.
I don't like either one. The top coin, besides the weight and small diameter (which are pretty crucial, as J.M. has pointed out) has mushy looking...
Nice! You don't see these often with fully struck stars
One can only tell so much from photos, but it looks like enviro damage to me, too, and a grade from a TPG would come as a surprise to me.
Thanks for the fascinating history J.Milton
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Wow that saw a lot of use throughout the Depression and probably beyond.
I won't type what I was thinking, as Publius has stated it much more succinctly!
Nice one!
I guess it's not the strike doubling on the M! some flaky reddish matter on the surface of the coin. Barbecue potato chip crumbs? Putty?
Great looking coin, thanks for sharing.
her hair? Her hair was like waves of linguine in the pale light of evening...
Great writeup! Thanks for taking the time to post that. Had to laugh at the good Dr's promoting his coins contrasting them with the "dirty and...
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