You got your answer in your other thread -- it is a dryer coin.
Again, where did you get this note?
The Ike Dollar appears to have had an acid bath. The acid dissolves the soft copper core along the edge of the coin while the harder copper-nickel...
Obviously I was given incorrect information. Sorry about that.
Absolutely not wear! This is typical weakness in the strike commonly found on CBHs.
Typical weakness in the strike. Look at the obverse directly opposite this area (the lower portion of Liberty's bust). A lot of metal has to flow...
Those auctions for "unsearched rolls" with a potentially valuable coin showing on one or both ends are made for suckers.
I agree. That coin was mangled after it left the Mint.
He could have also said coinstudy.com values the 1897-S Barber Quarter at $644 in XF but that wouldn't mean the quarter is XF either.
With the amount of broken luster and the large number of "chicken scratches" I am at AU-50.
Yup! I predict the "newer style tails" (aka the reverse) will be incused and reversed. The obverse is blank and the coin is the size of a nickel...
Look at the time. You posted your question at 2:20 AM Eastern time. Some people are asleep at that time. I think it is a bit unrealistic to expect...
Ruben, you must have missed the following in the original post:
Your coin is not an error. It is damaged. Looks like someone used it as a screwdriver. It is worth 10 cents. I would spend it if I were you.
Good point.
I guess this means you cannot sell a certified variety (e.g., CBH Overton varieties, VAMs, etc.) on eBay now.
That's par for the course, wouldn't you say?
Sounds to me like you meet all the qualifications needed to be a coin dealer.
Yeah, it can get confusing sometimes, especially if you don't use it often.
You have that backwards, swish. 'Bid' is what a dealer may pay another dealer for the coin and 'Ask' is the price for which a dealer may sell the...
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