I'm having a hard time making out what you've described but it looks like the one that is blown up in the second picture was struck from a worn...
in 2009, there were some proof cents that were made on the the old 95% copper 5% tin and zinc blend that was in use in 1909. I do not know if it...
i saw that auction this morning when it was about $78. Gone up quite a bit now. If I were to bid, I would only bid based on the value of that...
Is it magnetic?
Looks like a worn punch. They replaced them in 1979 and again in 1981 (at least on SBAs), but I do not know if they also replaced them for other...
I would agree with the die detoriation doubling. The letters almost seem to "reach" towards the rim.
+1 Out here on the west coast, I'm hard pressed to find a philly coin minted after 1982. I find mostly D cents and suprisingly many S cents.
I've made this decision as well. Only times I buy uncertified online is if it's inexpensive, below spot, or part of a bulk purchase such as a roll.
If you take the cert number from the slab on the auction site, and plug it into the coin search at NGC's website, it sure looks to be the same...
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