The metal was cut, peeled back and folded down over top the letters. That's all, no big mystery. Similar things happen rather often by accident....
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The slabs are fine.
Just a couple of years ago they would not have put it in a slab at all. And the reason they do not assign a grade number is because damaged coins...
I would think the answer is obvious - because they make more money that way.
It's not a scratch, really surprised they used that notation. It's a cut. Look at 6 o'clock obv. As for what you can get out of it, just go to...
Is it worth $20 ? Yes. But you're not gonna win it for $20. Personally, I would never bid on it. I'd buy original Mint and Proof sets and have...
Sometimes ya just have to hate progress.
Ask him how many silver coins, include dollars, he melts or has someone else melt every month. That answer will cause a few eyes to pop wide open ;)
Excellent ! They even show things I didn't notice before. They were there, I just didn't notice them. Like the W, it was re-cut.
Tell ya what, you just call Silvertowne up and ask them ;) http://www.silvertowne.com/
What I was hoping for was quadrant shots that show the same things as pics 1 and 2 showed. That particular angle and lighting showed the most of...
Gotta give ya credit Matt, you sure take good pics !
Too much mirror and frost contrast in those (group 2), the effects on the die are lost in those pics. But thanks for the effort.
OK folks start looking at those pics, really looking at them. Identify which marks are die scratches. Identify which marks are flow lines, which...
Rob - While I understand what you are wanting to do, there is much easier, and cheaper way, of doing it. And you don't have to send any coins...
Owle I completely understood before you ever gave your example. Like I said, I have been through it myself. But that doesn't change anything. You...
Way Cool ! Apparently even NASA reads Coin Talk ;)
It does a lot more than that ! I would urge everybody to blow those pics up to their maximum size and save them on your computers. Those pics can...
But that doesn't mean they ARE real. Counterfeiters make fake coins and put them into fake slabs. The fake slabs will have the correct grade, the...
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