I'm leaning to fake as the date , especially the 9 looks off . Wish we had clearer pics though . How is the 3rd side , are the grooves fairly...
I supposed this is another beauty that just walked in . I wonder if I could open a coin shop in my garage . ;)
This is just speculation , but if a pilot was using this as a good luck piece , I'd think he'd have it done a bit more professionally . It looks...
I'm sorry the link I gave is for 1/2 Dollars . Duh , my bad as it is late .
Here's a great link that may help . http://blog.davidlawrence.com/index.php/seated-half-dollars-year-mintmark-major-variety-analysis/
If you like it is all that matters .
Have you checked the O with the known die marriages for that year ?
Like the saying goes if you have to ask the price , you can't afford it . In that case if you care how much you bid you can't afford it . Too bad...
True , but regular minted coins fell into carts were they hit each other then went through counting and bagging without care like the silver...
Lee , since I don't know Ikes , I wonder do they grade them all the same . At least the specially packaged ones or were there differences for year...
Nice coin Mike but I'd still love to see it out of the packing .
I missed that , it does look like it was deliberate . But hopefully it's too small to detail the coin . Especially how nice the overall coin looks .
Great deal on a double struck nickel with the whole date .
Matt , is that Longacres doubling on the reverse ?
Beautiful coin Matt , I'd say 63 maybe 64 if the pic is making the hits look bigger than they are . That reverse is hammered too .
I'd like to think that most collectors can tell the difference between modern fakes made to fool us collectors and the older Contemporaries that...
Dang good contempory counterfeit too . That would have passed easily at any merchants store .
It's clean enough to get a 66 but the weak reverse will keep it to a 65 . Still I like the subtle toning .
I love contemporary counterfeits too though I only have one . Usually they are hand cut dies like your Bust half , so easy to tell they're fakes ....
What's the give away , since I don't collect these I do like a nicely toned coin .
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