Nothing with GC but LandC, I have had nothing but wonderful experiences with them. No complaints whatsoever.
Glad your pleased with the coins and the grades. They are nice looking.
You’re welcome
Minted from a worn die.
BIE errors are need to find, worth very little as they are fairly common and a blast to show to non coin collectors.
Yes it is but the clip planchet is not what it is. It’s the type it is, curved, straight, ragged, etc. Those are types to identify it but what it...
No I do not see phantom letters or numbers. The minting process will not allow that to happen nowadays. I do not have a good enough imagination to...
Definitely damaged
It’s a great looking business strike, probably from new dies. Not a proof and not a cameo.
Scratched or not they are nice looking. I wouldn’t think they would straight grade if the coin was scratched.
Damage is what it looks like.
Very nice but it wouldn’t grade high enough to get your money back.
Nice one!
This is an example of how that happens: [ATTACH]
Very nice pick up. I have a number of them, even on an IHC and a triple clip on a Kennedy Half Dollar Incomplete Planchet.
All damaged so spend them.
I said AU-58 but I’m glad for you that she got a MS-61 and a CAC to boot.
The problem there is the mint is government and they don’t pay attention to anyone or anything. They just do what they want and call it a good job.
The correct terminology is an incomplete planchet and yes it is. It’s an error so save and protect it. Not worth a lot but fun to find and have....
@Richard Kennedy One question as I can’t tell from the photos because my eyes are so tired but are those lines raised on the coins?
Separate names with a comma.