Nice die crack. It almost looks like she is wearing a necklace. Lol
That’s a great addition to your collection for sure. She’s a beauty.
The purple set is in the original mint container. It’s clearly a proof set.
Here’s a beautiful clash on this gold coin of mine. I bought it because of the clash. Obverse [ATTACH] Reverse [ATTACH] I turned the coin...
Yes to both but don’t retire as it’s only a small amount.
More like a thin lamination.
She sure worked hard for her living. :)
Lincoln’s is right where he should be. As for everything else there are certain things that can happen when minting a coin. With our imagination...
Nice binary notes.
Thanks for the larger photos. They can make a huge difference in trying to determine what happened to a coin.
Seeing the entire coin I’m more with the coin was dipped into something that stripped the copper or more likely, it was dipped into something like...
You need to make a choice. Modern Notes? Obsolete Notes? Bank Notes? CSA Notes? Error Notes?
I strongly doubt acetone will help. It won’t hurt the coin to try but I’d leave it as is.
We need photos
Nice little clash @Spark1951. A full olive leaf. Aren’t you glad you checked again? :)
I just gave you back one of those likes. :)
That would make sense. I forgot she said that. :)
Exactly! I can buy them cheaper at my LCS. What do you think that says?
It’s a 1973 so no plating but I do know what you mean.
You can usually do better in the after market than direct from the mint.
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