It's not so much they were under graded IMO, it 's more that commercialism became more of a factor than truth in grading. So a previous AU55...
If you are going to leave it outside of any flip or container, you can rinse with distilled water and leave it to air dry completely in the open...
I do not believe there were any true 1862 cents minted by the CSA, but a large number have been made as souvenirs at CSA " get-together " events. Jim
Fred is of course correct, it is MD, flattened. The '36 DDs were sunk fairly equally, so they do not show variations in heights in the image. This...
MD or machine doubling occurs after the die contacts the coin metal. If the die is even a fraction loose in the machine it can move as the strike...
Amazing when done by hand and not CNC machine. Jim
I agree that is a possible and reasonable answer also. Jim
It becomes more feasible certainly, but I have seen altered mint packaging a few times, so I will vote suspicious and of course still ugly :) Jim
AT Art.
Its ugly and deserves to corrode. I think the magenta contours follow a AT fluid flow pattern rather a natural air flow in a capsule or not. IMO. Jim
The coin condition does bother me somewhat, especially as Aliexpress does several of this category...whoops Type Coin just posted my concern...
PMD! Wrong font and size, depth of srike, etc.
Cpm9ball is correct IMO, but if you want something smaller for shows or such, you want an triplet ( 3 pieces of glass) apochromatic ( to get rid...
Could have also been a ferric chloride solution like Nic-A-Date , someone left in overnight.
Same for the 1941 dime. Large S ( left) small s ( right) [ATTACH]
What looks like 2nd S is the this softer than bronze, 100% copper plate ,split and separated, and the zinc beneath looks like a second figure,...
It is damaged and you can determine such also by looking at the scratches on the left side of the coin and notice they are relatively random, some...
Once a person really learns how to grade coins , the buying tends to slow down as you can see reason why you should wait for a better coin or grab...
No, it appears to be damage . Copper is very soft and moves relatively easily from force. Notice the rim of the coin at the same direction has a...
I think it is MD, as the late 60s,,early 70s in San Francisco seemed to have a lot of problems with MD, Here is a 69S which has similar shaping as...
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