Just Bob

I have a copy of the Browning book that Sandon mentioned above. If you have a question about a particular coin, feel free to send me a PM.

Is this VP-008?

Image from Great Collections website. Price is currently (7/21/23) at $100,000. Link to auction

Another railroad track coin. An Ocean in View nickel with a Lincoln memorial cent pressed into it.

Welcome to the forum. While Ebay and Etsy sellers refer to these as "errors," they are actually the result of over-polishing of the die, which makes them "die states" or "varieties." A real error is usually a one of a kind (or just a few) occurrence, while every coin minted from the time this particular die was polished until it was retired would have this same appearance. They are not rare. A quick check of Ebay shows that these have been selling for around $3 - $5 on average, including shipping. (There are actually two sales of the same coin for $900 and $1200, but I guarantee you that these were some shyster shill-bidding his own coin to try to create a false impression of value. Fortunately, no one fell for the scam.) I predict that when the novelty for these wears off, they will be worth face value or slightly more. It is an interesting find, and one worth keeping, but it is not rare or extremely valuable.

J.D. Gross owned general stores in the towns of Gip and Conway, in Leake county, MS from 1900 to 1934. This token is listed as unique, but I am aware of one other one that exists.

Cool find.

Congrats.

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Apparently, I am out of the loop. What is it?

It isn't just the Jeffersons that are hard to find in circulation. I don't roll hunt, so these coins were pulled from circulation. The 2009P is the only one I haven't found yet.

I remember him from his work with ANACS and PCGS, and from some articles that he wrote in the 80s. I assumed he was much older. Very sad news.

It isn't just a replica. It is a counterfeit coin. Selling it would be against the law.

Thanks. I didn't think it was, but the slight design change that year made me wonder. I probably should have just kept that idea to myself, and not opened that can of worms.

This was in 1986, when they were first issued. No one was grading them then.

That is the most likely explanation, which usually turns out to be the correct one.

From the ad: "The fields on each side of the coin are accented with a lovely iridescent toning representing all the colors of the rainbow and the Liberty and eagle designs are enhanced with a shiny silver foil." Wow. They are selling admittedly AT'd coins at Littleton now. They will look great sitting on your shelf between your gold-plated presidential dollars and your colorized state quarters.

My guess would be upwards of 3 grand in today's market.

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When PCGS and NGC first started grading, common date Morgans like the 1881-s in MS65 sold for upwards of $800. Of course, an MS65 back then was today's MS66 or MS67. Still, it was a lot to pay for a coin that turned out to be common in higher grades. The price has dipped below $100 several times over the years since then. MS65s are selling now on Ebay for $170 - $200. I also remember when the Statue of Liberty $5 gold coins came out. The 500,000 mintage sold out before the coins were issued. Original pre-sale price was $160 for the MS and $165 for the Proof. The MS version was the lower mintage of the two at under 100,000 pieces. At the first major coin show after the release, they were selling for over $700. That price came back down to earth just a few years later. Even now, you can buy a slabbed MS70 for around $600.

That is why I asked the OP about the design. The first pic made it look incuse to my eyes, but if it is raised, then this can't be a hub trial or a transfer die.

Well, you have proven that you are no slouch when it comes to picking out nice coins to send in, so I will be surprised if they come back with low grades. Were the turtle coins Ben's idea?

OP, is the design raised or incuse?

Neither the OP's coin nor the Photograde example posted by Jim had a chain on the reverse that was "worn down". They have a wreath on the reverse. That is why they are called "wreath cents." There was a cent minted in 1793 that had a chain on the reverse. It was called a "chain cent."