You would call it 'BRILLIANT"? BU is one of the most misused terms in numismatics. For copper cents, brilliant implies bright red with original...
I like the buildings best. I'd probably go for something more relaxing, like a nature scape of some sort.
NICE! They don't get much better than that.
Many of these were produced with DDD and are worth one cent.
yay! Congrats! :d
Nice coin! Not BU, there's nothing brilliant about it....but it does appear to be MS. :)
Indeed...but I would be shocked to learn there are collectors that focus on garbage.
Only the ignorant would collect cleaned coins.....and there's plenty of ignorant collectors out there....just search ebay completed auctions. Like...
Kill the cent, nickel and $1 note!
They need to make ALL fakes illegal, stamped copy or not....they should never be allowed to enter customs.
I've seen misgraded coins in every TPG's slabs. Always BUY THE COIN.
The MM is one of the last devices to wear down. The loss of the D is not due to wear.
10S - 64RD (nice) 11S - VF25 31D - AU58-MS63 (scans suck) 14D - VF20/25 (very nice)
Die chips are common and don't carry any sort of premium. In fact, most collectors will reject such coins as it is technically a flaw.
You're correct....I missed the S on the coin. LOL
Right from the PCGS website.
I said it for years: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
$1.94 http://www.coinflation.com/
Don't take this too hard...but Mike doesn't need confirmation from anyone. He is THE MAN when it comes to this stuff.
Yep, it's a keeper but not much more.
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