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Fun coin. Glad you're happy with it. Is it the last struck? No, it is not even the latest die stage. This die marriage (GR-4) has even more die failures beyond the very cool one shown. Several m… (View Post)

My guess is I should have kept that one. Lance. (View Post)

Scratches, even minor ones, are forever. Restoration can't help. Over time the scratch may appear less prominent, as it tones-over with the rest of the coin. Severe scratches are fatal and won&#… (View Post)

Adjustment marks and roller marks are much different. In the early Mint years coins that were overweight after striking were brought into tolerance by harshly scraping away metal. The practice ceased… (View Post)

Summer of '69...the lunar landing, Woodstock, Chappaquiddick and the Manson murders. Eight years ago I bought this from a forum member. I never asked where he got it. :# Lance. (View Post)