I don't think it is acid. Too many details are too strong or at least comparatively strong. I would guess a late stage capped die - on both dies.
The rim bumps are questionable to me, but the reason I said details is because it looks to be cleaned. That could well be the pictures, but that...
That is 100% not within tolerance - worn or not. BTW, wear involves more moving metal than removing it. I cannot find a penny in my worn set...
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I am not trying to sell you on anything except that toning and cleaning are worlds apart. You can like all the coins you want and hate toning,...
If it were just silver, I would take it in a heartbeat!
Did anyone else catch the rest? Grade: BU Year: 1950 Composition: Silver Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Because there are a lot of them out the? But if you are requesting someone make one for you, I will bet it will not get certified. BTW, you...
Deliberate toning is akin to cleaning. That is not natural. However, not all toning is deliberate - i.e.natural. For instance, the bags of...
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Actually, your photos are quite good.
Sorry, but from what I can tell, it has been cleaned, ex-jewelry, and fake. Take it to a dealer to see it in hand, but that is what I think from...
But it is shiny enough that it is either Chinese, counterfeit or worth a lot.
That coin does not belong in any album. Preferably, get it certified or else some other holder (airtite?)
Not any more. 1914-D can be had for $120 and a 1931-S about $60
It is either fake, cleaned or it does not belong in a book like that. By putting it in that book, you could have halved its value.
And one is natural with the other being purposely altered. Something akin to adding a MM, altering a date, etc.
And, as we have show, there appears to be nothing that is specific to the S-VDB's. All S=VDB's have the characteristics you point out, but they...
But look at post #36. That coin has a "shallow" N and a centered dot between the D and the B, but it was not minted in San Francisco.
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