Fall Guy - I believe a weak strike contributed some to the lack of detail in the sails. Here's the reverse of a '92 Columbian Expo half I pulled...
PMD on this second one. The edge was pinched.
Details of an AU, but no luster to support it... I'd call it XF
Strike doubling
Took me about a year to find my niche Before that, I was buying a whole mess of stuff I knew little to nothing about
hey, where'd you find that picture of my coin? :D
Yup, definitely been cleaned Has strong unc details, though :)
Just a different mintmark style. Not inverted or anything like.
I believe this is caused when the planchet shifts during strike. It is fairly common on Capped Bust halves of this era... Not sure about large cents.
This is why you don't buy from sketchy auction sites like "ali-express" :D But wasn't there a phony PCGS '89-CC discussed in a thread here not...
Surfaces are a little iffy, IMHO...
Thanks for that :D
The one you want is the proof w/out a mintmark. These proofs normally bear an 'S' mintmark, but the mintmark was mistakenly omitted from a single...
Been drinking, have ya? :D I just renewed my membership last week :)
This can be misinterpreted in so many ways :devil:
I beg to differ, Greg :D Nice '23, Rusty!
62 Dipped once too many times, too, IMO
The die gouges at the left-most stars and die lumps between "B" and "E" on the Draped are consistent with known die varieties. Can't say the same...
Not a bargain at $75, but you didn't get robbed either. VF bid is $70, but with the damage your coin has sustain, realistically, it's worth...
That isn't wear - it's the result of a weak strike. Weakness in and around the scroll is typical of the Capped Bust series.
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