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Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have good fine motor control. :(
Based on the prominent die chip on the left wheat ear, I'm ready to say "Chinese counterfeit", even without clearer photos...?
And that seems to be the true key to individual technical traders (as opposed to millisecond-scale automated traders): the notion that "I know...
Now, that is DEFINITELY a low serial number! Wait for the regulars here to comment on value -- they're probably all off watching the storm coverage...
And from 2011 to present?
That's harsh, even by Internet-posting standards.
I think the word you're looking for is "ill-advised".
Lovable as always. :rolleyes:
Yeah, I'm a little hypersensitive to font stuff after excess early exposure to Macs. I probably wouldn't have spotted the first slab as fake if...
And that weight is...?
Nope. The mint made it from copper-coated zinc, then somebody else got the coin, plated it with nickel, and re-plated it with copper.
Most likely plated with nickel (pure nickel is magnetic), then something else.
I would've gone with "pestilent", but I admire the sentiment all the same.
Great question! And great answer!
Sad to see that dial at the top right -- wonder if the rest of the camera it came off of is somewhere nearby?
I would guess that it's less about picking out higher grades, and more about simple inventory management. The dealer might get in a monster box...
:rolleyes: Do you care only about quality, but not price? Of course not. You probably want the best coin you can afford. Buyers of impaired coins...
At least if you aren't confident in your ability to authenticate.
It's quite common to find it in quarts. If you have any small, local, non-chain hardware stores left, try those. If not, Walmart might come through.
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