Just Bob

I see what appears to be evidence of the Blakesly Effect opposite both clipped areas, so it looks like it could be the real deal. Looks clad on my phone, so it would be post-64.

Looks like current "Buy-it-now" listings on Ebay run the gamut from $4.95 for a raw '70-D in Fine to a PCGS MS64 '69 that is listed at $350. The only "sold" listing I could find was a1970 in ANACS AU58 that went for $9.60 plus shipping.

Looks like someone tried to buff those obverse field scratches. I don't think this one would get a straight grade, judging from the pictures. Other than that issue, it is a good looking coin. I think I would put it in an envelope or wrap it in tissue, and see if it would tone enough over the next few years to lessen the lightness of the buffed area. You will never remove, or even cover up, the damaged area, so I don't think it would be unethical or dishonest to try to give it some color, but it might help the looks a bit. Nice pics, by the way.

You can be sure that all of us are hoping these are genuine and in top condition. We get so many posters on here who have to be told that their "priceless coins" are nothing special. It would be great to see someone win big, for a change. Keep us informed, please.

When dealing with the public, run-ins like this are inevitable. Hopefully, they are few, and far between.

The Hinton & Backstrom Lumber Company operated a mill at Richton, MS from 1919 - 1924. They also had a turpentine plant at New Augusta. Tokens were issued in denominations of $.50, $.10, and $.05. All are listed as unique. This example was dug near Richton by a local detectorist. (Note the corrosion and pitting - especially on the obverse.) I drove to his house to look at this one, and several other tokens that he had found. I didn't buy anything, because he was asking more than I wanted to pay. A year or so later, he listed this one as a BIN on Ebay. Apparently, I was the only buyer who wasn't turned off by the pitting, and I was able to pick it up for less than $20.

A normal 1975 Roosevelt dime is worth 10 cents. There are two repunched mint mark varieties, both proofs, that might bring a bit of a premium. I imagine that the coin you were reading about was a proof, in which the mint mark was left off - the "No-S" variety, which I.cutler mentioned above. It is the rarest of the no mint mark Roosevelts, with only (I think) two known to exist. Although anything is possible, I think I can state with confidence that you will never find one in circulation. I suppose it would be possible to search proof sets and locate another one, but I would not spend my whole life trying.

I agree with AU, but I don't think a TPG would grade it, due to the rim damage.

The letters at the top of the reverse are opposite Lincoln's shoulder on the obverse - one of the high points of the design. This often resulted in inadequate metal flow into all parts of the design. The problem was common into the 80s. According to an earlier post by Mr. Lange, the mint lowered the relief of Lincoln's shoulder over the years, to the point of making it concave, in order to try to solve this problem.

If you are referring to the fact that the rim is wider at the bottom than it is at the top, then that is caused by a slightly misaligned die. Unless it is off enough for the lettering to run off the edge of the coin, it isn't worth a premium.

Welcome to The Forum. The most likely explanation for the appearance of your coin is that it was plated sometime after leaving the mint. Lincoln cents seem to be the most popular subject of science experiments or bored employees of machine / plating shops. There are, quite literally, thousands of these running around "in the wild."

Congrats!

The fact that someone can own a "Paul Kiraly " labeled holder just shows how very little these names on the labels mean.

Scary.

Could be this one, or one like it: CNG - Commodus. Sestertius. Italia on globe. Commodus. 180-192 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.97 gm). Laureate head right / Italia, crowned, seated left on globe, holding cornucopiae. RIC III 438; Cohen 266

Post the diameter and weight, please. If JKK sees this, he should be able to provide a better answer than my feeble attempt.

The reverse looks like "Italia seated left on globe with cornucopia" Or "Roma seated left on shield holding spear." Possibly Pius or Commodus

The man who wrote the guidebook for Peace Dollars comments on your Peace Dollar, and you accuse him of "post whoring?" You are beyond help.

I would be very surprised if NGC, or any TPG, kept detailed records of numbers of error coins graded by type of error. Varieties? Probably. Errors? Probably not.

This thread might have gotten more answers if it had been posted in a different forum, but I will give it a go. Almost everything that you have described can be attributed to the damage on the coin. It has the appearance of a coin that was dropped out of someone's pocket and lay in a convenience store parking lot for a little while, where it was run over a time or two. That is what caused all the little nicks and dings in the surface. So, all of the "doubling " and "extra letters" is just damage. As far as the weakness in the word "WE", that is a problem that is commonly seen on dimes of this era. If you look at a new dime you will notice that the portrait is smaller and the motto is farther away from the rim. This was done to try to alleviate strike issues.

Welcome to The Forum. Things move more slowly here than they do ATS, but we have some good guys and girls here. Make yourself at home. What are your collecting interests?

You did not specify which type of coin that you are asking about, but I am going to take a stab in the dark and say it is a MS69 (not proof69) silver American Eagle. These bullion coins were minted in San Fransisco from 1986 - 1998.

Does anyone know if these were part of the Spink sale, or are they still in the possession of the city of Omaha?

This company is believed to have been a vehicle rental agency that was located in Jackson in the 1920s. Note the three digit phone number. I have not been able to find any information about it. The location on South Farish street is now a vacant lot. Two denominations are known to exist - I have examples of both.

+1 I would add that the coin should grade the same whether or not it is toned, fully struck, rare, famous, or any other adjective that does not concern the amount of contact/wear on the coin.