I actually got it down by the bay... I don't think I can really lose on this one. Let's just say that the melt value of the silver would cover...
There looks to be some pretty good stuff in this lot. I can hardly wait for it to be delivered! Seller's pictures: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Well, it's not a Die Clash, Break or Crack, nor Lamination. And I highly doubt it's Post Mint Damage. Nickels aren't plated, so it isn't a...
MS-66 Full Steps
It's the result of the alloy not being mixed thoroughly.
I saw this 1798 (Half Dollar?) on MyCollect Guess the Grade. What is going on with the area around the date? [ATTACH]
MS-63+
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MS-63 Proof Like
It might be a contemporary counterfeit. The design looks wrong. Does it weigh correctly?
I've heard they sell for more than a PCGS or NGC graded coins in the same grade, but a stickered PCGS slab is king. I'm not sure where stickered...
F-12
MS-64+
It has some environmental damage, but I don't know if it warrants a details grade or not. I think it has AU sharpness.
It's similar to dirt erosion during a heavy rain. As the metal flows to fill the design, it slowly "erodes" the dies.
Those are restrikes from the original dies, correct?
MS-63
They might be radial flow lines (caused by die deterioration), but I'm not quite sure. Are the areas with the "lines" more lustrous/shiny?
It's called a Linear Plating Blister.
MS-65, not Full Steps.
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