@Insider Thanks , makes perfect sense .
Ok I got it now . For some reason I thought the feeder fingers grabbed the planchet . But they struck the die , makes sense now . Thanks all !...
Dang , it looked raised to me , better get some new glasses I guess .
What do you think caused the long raised line that goes through the bottom of the O in one ?
I was just thinking dry , but you're right . It would be more likely to find some reals in that area , though who knows . lol
Sheila , if the line is raised , it very well could be a die crack as Paddy said .
I would have bid $1200 , but I need an owl coin first .
Nice !!!!!
I'd call her an EF-40 .
Heck of a nice find . Looks like it was a high AU coin when dropped . What area of the US did you find it in , as it doesn't look like most ground...
What was it Vinnie Barbarino used to say . "I'm so confused". Doug , so a GE Reveal will do the same thing as a good florescent light ?
And here I'm hoping it'll drop to $8-900 . Looks like I missed out on getting those double eagles I need again . ;)
But wait for the real error experts !
Still a cool coin that I'd love to have . Now only if I had more money than I knew what to do with !
Die chip , IMHO .
Been a long time since I was in school . Aren't petri dishes made of pyrex or something similar ? Good luck as I bet it will look great .
Looks like I'd choose the floresant bulb for grading MS coins as I'd want to see if there is wear . Though they both could come in handy . Guess I...
Best bet is to send the gold coins in to get graded as there's no way to tell if they were cleaned or have other problems from the pics given . It...
Sheila , do you need a Red Book ? I have a 2013 you can have . They come in handy for all the weights of various coins . PM me if interested .
Thanks for the laugh , this thread needed it .
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