heavy die deterioration ............
Looks normal to me . Here's an image from Pcgs and it looks the same . [ATTACH]
It was a big thing in the 70s .. Cowboys .............
OP, should take some images of the rim ... Then we'll know for sure ...
I can see the rims are filed on both sides . Came out of something, that's for sure ...
Maybe #2 . It's the only one that matches placement, on the date and mint-mark . http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20RPMs%20Vol%201/RPMs%201943S.htm
Look at the outside of the rim, on both sides . To me, they look filed ... Could of came out of a belt buckle ....
I'm thinking it was mounted, at one time ..
That's one of the 80 or so, DDRs ...
Here's a good article on the ATB . http://numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=17345
Very sorry to hear about your dad, Sallent . My father is still alive and is 81 years old . My mother passed, last Labor Day ... May God bless you...
MS-63 RPM-002
Here's a side view . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
All the black spots in that area, are caused from the strike-through . That's not grease .. Everything is recessed, too ....
Strike-through ................
Here's what a normal one looks like . [ATTACH] Here's the UFO base . [ATTACH]
The Aliens have built a base . [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It consist of class 4 and class 8 doubling ... Doesn't get better then that, on single squeeze ..
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OP, check them for varieties ...
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