Yes damaged. Littleton coin I guess. They are advertising selling reprocessed steelies.
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The obverse is really decent condition under the vise job. What happened to the reverse? Wheaties are usually worth a minimum of 3 cents.
Interesting that the MS examples are worth more than the proofs. How many proofs of 4100 were minted? And how many business strikes?
I see. A,B,C,D. Sneaky.
One thing against it, I can't find any other examples. Of course this could be the first one, a discovery piece, but that is unlikely after 70...
It's a very rare coin. 4100 mintage, and few in high grades. The price guides seem to be undervalued for this coin. $1000 was prob a fair price at...
The shell case war cents are listed as the exact same composition as all the other bronze cents.
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^^^^^ That's true and I did consider that. But it looks flat and without luster from what I can see.
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The first one I would guess is not lustrous, and cleaning has stripped the luster away. XF-Details. The second one VF-30.
I like the early ones with the nickel alloy. They are thicker too. I am around VF-35. The obv is nice but the rev takes it down a little....
It could be a 1977 on a 1976 silver planchet but, that would make it an S coin and a 1977 proof, it is neither. How could the silver planchet have...
The 34 often has a weak strike/old die. But I believe what the other posters are saying is that the scratches have been taken out.
Cuds are blobs of extra metal on the rims. Can you point them out?
The first post is from 5 years ago. $6,050.03
Off hand it may be a small date, since the tails on the 6 and 9 seem stubby. This variety can be subtle and hard to tell sometimes. The only one...
They minted double eagles in 1933.
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