$33.95....
Shoot, shame on me Boxer. I didn't know we were talking about a "box". I thought we were talking about a "coin" since the term "matte proof" (at...
Ed, I dare say you've missed the boat on these as they've all been sold out. However, there always is the aftermarket. Hopefully you'll score...
I've got a few issues too Leo, but only while using an 18x loupe. At that power you dang well see things you don't want to see......
However, it is still a proof ( none the less) regardless of how you feel. Proof is a method of manufacture, not a condition.....
No problem, glad to help.......
Have it your way.....
That was my feeling too. Still, you picked this puppy up for a really decent price. I'd o' picked her up too for that money.....
Always worried about the sweaty Palms Carl. The fingers were always an after thought......
Love to, but mind you. I get air sick....LOL
Oh dear, your're totally correct. Never mind.... Hey Jallengomez, go fly a kite, er, Cessna.....
So you haven't recieved this coin, but you definately know it's a fake. How did you come to the conclusion that the coin was bogus? And if the...
Yikes, is that a hand or a foot? LOL....
As per the Red Book old fellow... "Matte Proofs have a granular "sandblast" surface instead of the mirror finish. Matte Proof cents, nickels,...
Just a bunch o' John D. Rockefeller's and Cornelius Vanderbilt's.....:D And what's more, they're havin a ball. ;)
The oils from your fingers react chemically with the metal surface of the coin and in time presto....it's etched in there.
And we thought that was a tad over the top, eh Joe? LOL
Seems that 10K threshhold is a bells and buzzer thing to the federal boys......
Depending on how long that ole fingerprint has been there, the acetone may not be helpful. Fingerprints tend to be 'etched' into the coin......
Congrats on the pickup Silvr......:smile
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