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Excellent. Haven't seen any die cracks that advanced on Sac dollars before.

"Today is the day..." That is the famous quote that Mel Fisher used to say each day as he headed out to search for the sunken treasure of the Atocha off Key West. I sometimes would also say that to myself as logged on each morning at 07:30 am to attempt to purchase the elusive FH Gold. Well, according to USPS tracking, delivery of my coin is expected today. So " today is the day " that my small treasure will arrive. Once I have it in hand I will give it a good look over and report back to all. I will also attempt to post a picture.

Mark

You can't go wrong with this one.....Home Depot/Lowes.

Acetone is a solvent. Whatever it dissolved on the coin is now in solution in the acetone. When you take the coin out of the acetone, some of the residue from the solution remains on the coin.

That’s why you rinse in clean acetone a second and third time. Each rinse, the acetone is cleaner and less junk gets redeposited on the coin.

Acetone will damage the plastic flip. So don’t insert the coin until it’s completely dry.

Well they must be common. I found two more. I don't know, how many could have been minted and dumped into circulation before the die shattered or was replaced.

Nice!

With a key (or semi-key) date like this, a small clip might actually reduce the value. A lot depends on finding the right buyer, whether or not it's slabbed.