Good luck on your operation, RLM. Get well soon. :)
66rd
Looks clean enough for a 67, but I'm guessing 66rd.
61 is a dangerous grade. Often the sign of a "problematic" coin. Be careful, as the "problems" may not be obvious.
I would bet on that or MS-70. Some type of detergent is the only thing I'm aware of that causes that type of toning.
The coin appears to me to have AU details. I cannot decipher if the coin has been overdipped from the photos provided, but that certainly is one...
Time plays a role, but as was alluded to above, environment plays a more fundamental role into why your 2009 coin is toned. Do this experiment....
I suppose I'll have to add prooflike barber coinage (along with Woodies) to the list of coins I am incapable of even estimating grades for from...
Any update? If you've not solved this puzzle.... Look at the areas under a microscope (50-200x). The plugs I've seen in the past are visible in...
+1 to Bob's comments above. A strikethrough is a "genuine" error, but people won't pay for it if that's why you asked what you did.
Sorry guys, I was on the road for a while. Can I get my turn back? :)
Man, now I look at the coin again and I think 65 RB. I'm split. :(
My sense is now that Tom ATS got it right, and they graded it 55. MFH is a fan of AU coins, IIRC. Prooflike coins are tough to judge from...
I think you have a superb collection, Todd. :)
Fa-02 Neat coin. Pocket piece?
Keep an eye out. Maybe it didn't really sell and it will be relisted!
It looks like a proof. Strongly struck with full details -- I can't recall seeing a business strike 1883 shield that strong. Mirrored fields and...
p.s. that 67+ VDB is a heck of a coin too! And that PL strongly struck 1883 no cents nickel is an amazing coin!
Hey now! I've seen that coin before. ;) Todd did a great job on that coin. It is not an easy one to image. Here are some other shots of it:...
Is it a little PL?
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