gonna have to agree with metalman- 30 yrs. worth circulation damage.
gotta go with $20 gold St. Gaudens' liberty. A true beauty. http://goldcoinguide.com/images/coins/AM%20GOLD%20EAGLE/eaglefront-400.jpg
Narem- The 1990 penny has been struck off center about 30%, which brings a premium of about $4. Your "ghost penny" error is a die adjustment...
I'd say is a die break, pretty significant, but I cant explain the break on the reverse.
Sherrianna- welcome to the forum. Some of the '72 pennies did have doubling on the obverse(doubled die error), but it was often found on the IN...
The Morgan dollar you describe is probably in f-12 to VF-20 condition, and since the 1899-s was a low mintage(2.5 million), its probably...
sign me up. great prize!
oh- thanks for the clarification. I wasnt going to buy it anyway.
I was on ebay and I saw a 1955-D Roosevelt dime for sale graded MS-68. The current bid was about $28, but the seller said it is worth 5500...
what denomination?
Welcome, Narem. What you described sounds like an off-center strike, but a picture will always help.
great contest. great coins, gwinco.
count me in. great prize!
the first pic just looks like some type of heavy abrasion or wear.
interesting find.
sign me up.
No way MS-65. Look at the greenish spots on the reverse, and scattered black marks on the obverse. Probably AU-50 to MS-60.
Here are some better pics. Hope they help.
Yeah, it looks to be about 15 degrees, but I am going to try to get a better picture of it by tomorrow. Thanks.
Here are the obvers eand reverse pics. They are kinda crude, but I took a picture of the obverse and than flipped it exactly over. Hope this helps.
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