Just Bob

I hope the handwritten notation "recol." doesn't mean what I think it does, because the color and finish of this coin look iffy.

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According to Daniel Carr, the 1884 die that was used to strike examples at the Nevada State Museum (the old Carson City mint) was paired with a CC reverse from 1878.I found an example struck in copper here: Link

If the story about how the coin was acquired is false, the statement that it is .999 silver is likely false, too.

With all of the wishful thinking that we see on this forum, I really hope this one turns out to be a winner!

Do you have a record of the dates these pictures were taken? If you have the coin in hand, which picture most resembles the coin now?

Apparently few people will stoop over to pick up a cent or nickel, and dimes can be hard to see. Evidently, quarters, halves, and dollar coins are worth the effort to bend over and pick up. I, on the other hand, will pick up any coin, regardless of denomination or condition. Unless it is in a urinal. One has to draw the line somewhere.

It is a large date. It appears to be authentic. It is worth one cent. Welcome to The forum

If 20% of your coins came back with "altered surfaces" or some other "details" grade, it sounds as though you need to do a lot more studying and examining coins before you send in any more - regardless of where you send them. Sorry to be so blunt and harsh, but it appears the problem is not with NGC, but with your experience and expertise. Being able to determine if a coin has been cleaned or otherwise messed with normally takes lots of practice and requires viewing many coins in hand. I realize this is not what you want to hear, and I certainly will understand if you get mad at me and refuse to heed my advice, but I do believe what I wrote is true.

I hope that doesn't keep you from getting your money back when you return it.

The fact that he was exonerated does not necessarily mean that he was innocent. It only means that there was no proof of his guilt. However, the fact that Leech blatantly stated that he was mad certainly means his bias could have colored his judgement.

That is a great example. It shows clearly, especially on the obverse.

Word Gidden Ford was incorporated in 1953, and remained open until January, 1965. Their charter of incorporation not only covered the sale and repair of automobiles, but also included farm equipment, washing machines, flamethrowers, Victrolas, and televisions.

I'm not so sure. Have you been out west and seen all of the "Native American" artifacts that are actually made in China?

What a waste of time and bandwidth.

Why just a "southern" tourist trap? Why not one in the east, or any other part of the country? What are you implying, Roger?

I like it

Whizzing is a process designed to imitate luster by using a wire wheel to impart fine lines onto the surface of a coin. It looks nothing like this coin. As FMike said above, I have heard that ultrasonic cleaners will produce this look on a coin's surface. I have never experimented on one to find out if this is true or not.

Exactly. I am convinced that their moral standards are almost completely non-existent. They seem to have no concept of right and wrong, in many cases.

Judging by the attitude and terrible sentence structure and grammar, I would guess about 15.

On the Indian coins, the design is raised, but below the surface. "Incuse" means that the letters, numerals, etc. are punched into the coin, leaving a "hole" as if you took a shovel and dug in the dirt. The result is the same as what would show on the face of a die used to strike a normal coin, except not backwards. I can show you better than I can explain it. The letters on this token are punched into the planchet by raised lettering on the die:

Thank you for posting this. I was going to mention a while back on another thread that these designs were not actually "incuse", (although they have been called that for as long as I can remember) but I could not remember what the actual name was. Do you know what this type of relief is called? "Lowered relief," maybe?