My Friday NEWP... and a question for the Washington Guys...

richardshipp · January 23, 2009 12:19PM

This arrived today. Sorry the pics came out a little dark and I didn't notice the glue from a sticker residue on the reverse of the slab until AFTER I took the pictures

Anyway, the coin looks very nice in hand. I really don't know the series as I purchased this to go in a year set (my Dads birth year). My question is about the reverse. If you look at the bottom of the reverse you'll see (even though it's dark) lots of die cracks.... more than even the pic shows. Is this common for the 36s ? I doubt the die remained in service long after this one was made. Feel free to guess grade or make comments good, bad or indifferent... it helps me learn. Thanks.

TomB · January 23, 2009 12:26PM

Fine cracks around the perimeter of the reverse are quite common for this series and do not need to indicate the end of die life. It is also common for the cracks to include portions of the wings, either the upper or lower areas, depending on where the cracks are most severe.