If I had opened a can (any can, even a can of corn) in the kitchen, he'd have been a bit more attentive.
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That’s what it looked like to me. A dark line. I’d expect a staple scratch to catch the light more in most photos.
Actually, yeah, it’s closer to F details than VF, let alone XF. But who cares. At melt, it’s a cool pickup.
Sometimes they even let one be a moderator. :P
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Here is Frank Trocchio's ship, the USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14). [ATTACH]
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PPS- okay, I did log in and looked at the closer images. And the price. Yow. That seems nutzo to me, but maybe some bidders just got carried...
I don't think that's a staple scratch, for starters. Some of those marks may not be as severe or deep as you think. That being said, perhaps the...
Speaking of pre-Civil War S-mint quarter eagles purchased around melt, I adopted this li'l lady some years back. :) [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I tend to agree with you: VF details, cleaned, likely ex-jewelry. Still a cool coin for a melt bucket purchase. I don't see any burning need for...
PS- there's one colorized coin design I like.
Hats off to old Frank. My father was a Coastie, though during the Cuban Missile Crisis, not WW2.
Clips are quite common on CWTs, for some reason. Maybe quality control standards were not as tight as they were at the Mint.
Reverse: model of Mt. Argeus on table.
It doesn't look obviously fake to me- I'll go that far. If the gold tests out OK, I'd be inclined to think it's real, if it matches up with the...
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