Jakal, rad1964 is talking about taking a large picture of a specific area of the coin or most of the coin by getting the Camera closer to the...
Mike, Thanks for the quote of confidence! However, I cannot guarantee the measurements that I made as I was comparing the "E" on the OP's coin...
I think that what Vess1 is talking about, is actually a fingerprint extending from behind Miss Liberty's head to the rim. Frank
Rusty, I am sorry that I am posting so late and did not see this Thread before now! May God Bless you and your family in the grief of the...
A nice original coin that is a solid VF-35! If it were not for the strong wear on the high spots on Lincoln, then it would defitely go EF-45 or...
bobbeth, You got it right! Nice find! The value is more like $5 to $10 but possibly more on a good day! Frank
rockdude, Well if you won't, then I will! I know that sometimes I get miffed when I think I am correct about something but get proved wrong....
I copied and pasted the pics to my' PC and zoomed in to 200% and can say with 99.9% surety that the doubling is from Machine Doubling! Overall, a...
mpbird, I thought that you wanted our opinion as to whether the missing Obverse details were done at the Mint or Post-Mint (man-made...
Mike, I don't want to draw out this debate any further than it has already gone! However, I disagree with the portion of your' statement that I...
Mike, I can understand being suspicious if the letter is reversed (i.e. backwards "L") on high relief areas but not if it is oriented correctly...
I second that! Also, weigh the coin and post the weight here. A pre-1982 Lincoln Cent should weigh 3.11 grams and a post-1982 Cent should weigh...
The first coin had the Copper Plating removed Post-Mint with some type of acid then the Zinc suffered from being exposed to environmental...
JC, I am sorry but your terminology is incorrect! Although a Die Crack may extend from rim to rim, the Die may not have suffered a total...
Did I miss something or what! I thought that we were dealing with what might be one dropped letter, an "E" from UNITED, STATES or AMERICA and...
I doubt that jakal is going to devulge where he lives for several reasons! I suspect that he lives in Europe and came across a nice cache of Gold...
I would definitely send it in for certification and grading...especially since you are already sending two other coins! Having the coin certified...
goldmember, First, welcome to Coin Talk! Second, that is a nice Error coin with both Die Cracks and Die Breaks! Since the coin has seen some...
IMHO, the OP's coin should grade at a technical grade of EF-45! It is quite possible that it might receive a bump up in Market Grade like the...
Jessash, I had intended to weigh in on this subject a few days ago but other things came up! I am sorry! The topic of the discussion is...
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