the reverse looks to me like its deterioration.
I say you keep trying, reading up on DD's, looking at photos, all of that will make you smarter as a collector. Stick to it, no DD here but I'm...
that 42 half looks great! awesome.
I think the handkerchief. Looks too big to be a token to me, imagine carrying a few of those! Looks to be the size of a large cent. Not like many...
Nope.
Awesome find Kaye! Keep looking. Yes, this is the 067
Worn die. Another sign of this is the ring just inside the rim that makes it look raised.
Even XF? I have to disagree. I think here we would have a VF-20. XF is way too high for a coin with an ugly surface and detail-less column just...
I actually have a Krause 1901-2000 catalogue which I don't use. If you'd like, I could mail it out to you :)
please learn what a mintmark is and when it should be there.
Hmm. I really liked reading up on those! Especially interesting to me was the fact that these are mistaken for die clashes, I can see why.
I think I need to "coin" the term "lincoln's halo" for these crimper PMD coins. Sure see a lot of them!
Not on this one. If you can see the metal displaced like in IGWT then it is a post-mint occurance.The circular pattern suggests, like furryfrog...
Better to keep it though!
Oh. my. goodness. I am SO mad right now seeing this.
I really do like that specific coin though! Post on Etsy as an Ancient 16 AD coin. 50,000 minimum! ;)
My only question is how are you a day in the future?
Sure are some beauties! I dont have much. 10 dollars enough? ;)
MS66+ is my guess. Not full steps. No expert on Jeffersons though.
It depends on the kind of buyer you are looking for. I don't buy bullion coins that are graded by a TPG- just an unnecessary markup in my opinion....
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