I'm glad you joined this thread @Mainebill You know these really well. My thoughts are much the same. The PL look tell me the die was worked on....
No. The cost of grading is 10 times the value of the coin.
I'm wanting to understand the fields of this coin. I call it chatter but is that the proper term? What creates this look? I would think the strike...
I'll vote for S-3 as well. Nice find.
Looks like a normal cent to me.
Die scratches.
PCGS will be glad to take your money. You are not going to like the results.
I would love to have seen the coin just after the acetone. Wish it still had some of it's skin left. Maybe a few less dips. Still a nice coin but...
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With this coin, $159 was a great deal.
Well said.
Are you still at it? :D I'll guess you have been collecting these for many years. I love it.
I'm not a big fan of putting proofs into any album. I'm glad Dansco left out the early proofs. They don't do well in albums, long term. To much...
No. That never happens.
Have you ever posted an image here?
EF details cleaned. $25 coin.
The images are good enough to say that this coin is not a DDO. When you gain the experience you will understand.
I think the coin was just laying there when a small rat ran across it. It slid across something and left the tiny scratches.;) Just for the...
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