Is this a 1928-P Peace or potentially altered 1928-S?
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At first I thought it was just a cleaned 1928-P but then there’s a stain where the mint mark would go and some odd marks in there. Is this truly a 1928-P or maybe an altered S?
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Looks like removed S. At the very least, it's suspicious.
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I can't really tell with those photos, but in that condition, I'd probably skip it anyway.
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conveniently placed distortion. possibly removed.
Although conceivably a small grease strike through, I would never buy it.
The partial missing ray is also a 'tell' of an altered coin.
The coin has issues, but that may be the biggest one. It sure appears it is a removed MM
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Mint mark probably removed and then harshly cleaned to try to hide the surface disturbance,
As they say in Texas ...... El Paso!
Spot removed for sure but it struck like a P mint. Why bother
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looks off...
All 1928-P die pairs are shown on VAMWorld. I don't like the coin regardless, though.
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Even if this were TPG-authenticated as a P, they've been known to make mistakes and it will always be a problem coin.
No good... don't buy.
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Did anyone mention it’s pretty badly hacked up?
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Hard pass.
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This is a coin that I already own so not sure how to proceed because I don't want to sell is as a 28-P. But based on what everyone is saying, it's pretty safe to assume it's a 28-S that has been altered. Should I just scratch the hell out of it so there's no chance anyone will confuse it for a P in the future? Certainly hate defacing it, but don't want anyone to get scammed.
Yeah, just deface, then melt
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I don't know for sure, but I think you're right to be suspicious.
Don't scratch it.
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Who ever did the "work" was not an expert. Possibly a practice example.