Thanks, everyone, for the input! I think now that of the seven 1938-s I'm looking at, five are really 501s or 502s, and, being MS, ae worth...
THAT is an issue, too- the resale value. These 1938-s cents come from a poorly described lot of coins on Ebay which included 8 of these 1938-s...
And I have two with reverse cracks like in the second link
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HEY! I've got this one!
No, darn it. At least not to the naked loupe, and it looks like the ones in the example should be easily seen.
And here's two views (I hope) of the one that looks like a FS-501: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I said it backwards: I have maybe one that's a FS-501, and several that look like FS-502s. Here's two views of one of the 502s. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
In y'alls experience, are any of the big 4 grading services better/worse/inconsistent in grading varieties? I have some 1938-s Lincoln cents that...
Here's an example of a 1963 Jefferson proof which is gorgeous (to my eyes), great eye appeal, and even under a 10x loupe I only see minor...
Is there a good resource for demonstrating how to grade between the better proof coins? I have some that are probably PR 65 at least, but I don’t...
I don't know about the other 1960 proofs, as I acquired these as individual cents...I have a 1958 proof set though, and the color is not as rich...
[ATTACH] Could a local Lincoln cent expert weigh in here? Lately I’ve acquired a lot of proof Lincolns, and there are some that have (to my taste...
I have some beautiful Red Proof cents from the 1960s - I'm hoping that air-tites will keep them red.
Yay! Sort of. It doesn't show up much in the pics I took, but the marks are almost gone. Thanks for suggesting the acetone bath, guys.
Well, it seems better. I'll try a few more hours.
The acetone seems to be helping! I'll rinse in fresh acetone, let it dry overnight, and take more pics tomorrow to see for sure. OTOH, based on...
My big score involves the classic single slightly-out-of-focus photo and the description of “BU Coins, wheat Lincolns and Jefferson nickels”. The...
That's exactly what I was thinking. If it's organic, that should help.
I have an otherwise nice 1961 Proof nickel that has these long marks on it... Most of them are not noticeable until a bright light (like a camera...
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