It's pretty in the images. It looks AU to me.
Great threads johnmilton. Love the history.
I bought 10 mint sets in 1996, just to get the extra dime. I'll have to check. Maybe I got lucky and some of them are clashed. Thanks for sharing.
62 looks right to me. It's an image. NGC had the coin in hand.
Cool clash.
Rick Snow published a lot of interesting information on the 1877 a few years ago. He was showing how the services have been grading these higher...
Not many clashed die coins have much value but they are fun to collect.
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It looks like a normal corroded cent to me. I don't think there is a good way to clean the coin.
It's amazing how many medals the US mint has made over the past 200+ years. Some really cool works of art.
Nice find.
I like the circle crop with GIMP. It works really well. I use Paint Shop Pro for most other stuff.
Die chip?
I would get it graded if I planned to sell it.
You could add a second light. Once in place, play around with the angle and positions of the lights. It would also help to have the lens straight...
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If the mint mark is doubled, it's not a DDO.
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