No questions are "foolish" okeefe. We all come here to learn and you have to ask questions in order to learn. PLEASE don't hesitate to ask any...
I had probably TWICE as many but gave quite a few away as gifts or contest prizes on another message board.
It looks completely legit to me. Nice blakesly effect opposite the clipped area below "TRUST" and nice "flow" in the clipped areas. NICE find!!
Yes, it most certainly is! ANACS will certify it as such. I do think that PCGS will do so now as well but they did NOT do so until just recently....
Have had these for a couple of years now. Probably shared them when I got them. The group of tokens in the bottom image is extremely cool but...
I'll chime in and agree with most of the comments ......... that is SWEET!!!! :cool:
I agree, VERY common. I had several bank rolls of 1955's and cracked skulls were plentiful.
As previously mentioned, it is a plating issue where sometimes the plating shifts when the coin is being struck.
I HATE it when that happens to me ...... it's YOU and not the picture.
I agree
Thanks mike. I re-joined ECIE a few weeks ago so I could search the members list to find my old username ...... then I couldn't remember my...
Looks to be reprocessed.
Pretty dead around here lately. Post em if you got em! [IMG]
If the mint mark is also doubled, think about it no more. I forget what year it was but at some point, the mint stopped hand punching the mint...
Cool coin worth a small premium. Maybe a buck or two on ebay. Looks to be a pretty decent lamination error on LIBERTY and either a "cracked skull"...
Looks to have multiple issues going on. I see lots of struck-thru stuff going on but it also looks to have a HUGE die chip going on or maybe even...
If you don't see an over date then it's probably NOT an over date.
How large is the rim burr on the 41 and is it unc? If it's small and circulated, I'd go with the o/c 83 lincoln.
Spray paint........
Completely jealous!
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