I'd trust it until so have a reason not to but my suspicions would be up. When I see a claim like that I always ask myself, why?
It's a D with a worn die chip. The rest of the coin is also worn.
MD I'm sorry so say.
The lines must be unbroken. PCGS and NGC use different standards for the FBL designation. Yours is not FBL.
It's bullion and not a coin. Welcome to CT.
It's a woodie from an improper alloy mix not an annealing problem.
Counterstamps are Damage to the coin but there are a bunch of collectors of these items.
That's as real as it can be.
It all depends on the coin, the Die, Date, Variety and the Counterstamp itself. Some are common but some of those counterstamps are rare.
That crack sure looks like a deep scratch to me.
I said walk away but now I'm thinking you need to run.
Sounds and looks like you had another great day detecting.
You don't like the idea but the person that did it did like the idea.
Definitely walk away
Thanks, appreciate it.
It's difficult to get a good photo of them.
I just posted 2 more Kennedy Half Dollars from my collection.
Here's a 1978-S PCGS Proof 69 Deep Cameo Kennedy Half. Check out the DO in DOLLAR. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A 1977-S Proof 69 PCGS Deep Cameo. I don't know why this isn't a 70. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks
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