It's fake, just look at the 6 in the date as previously stated.
This is an awesome representation of where and how "Tab Toning" happen. Thanks for showing us!!
I've taken a lot of coin pictures and it's amazing what you'll find when you look at some of them. Would have been interesting had you seen what...
G4 but probably got the bump to 6 for being the key date.
If it were a double strike there would be a lot more doubling. To me it looks like an affect of the lighting. I could be wrong but it makes the...
LD, love the color on that trime!
I'm going to go with 66, hoping those shiny spots on his face aren't rub.
You're absolutely killing me with these SMS toners!! Love it!
Acetone is the best and a quick dip will not work. I would suggest dipping for a few hours, rinse and dip again if necessary to remove all...
This is probably the nicest cameo Merc I've ever seen. And I've looked at a lot of them!!
Did you check the mintmark alignment? Might be able to tell from that. http://www.pcgs.com/News/Counterfeit-Vs-Authentic-1909-s-Vdb-Lincoln-Cents
I have several thousand for the explicit purpose to allow YN's to go through them to fill out albums. It's fun for them and hopefully I'll create...
The 08/09 etching does it for me. The 10 and later is horrendous.
I personally don't think so but it's worth a shot if it gets into a clean slab. There would be plenty of people who would pay decent money for that.
Brandon, not sure which is more impressive, the coin or the images. Well done sir.
Congrats WL! Much dedication there.
64 for me.
It's a cast copy, you can see the roughness all over the coin.
Standards for FB are different at the TPG's. From memory PCGS requires only split bands while NGC requires split plus raised bands.
65 PL for me.
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