Just Bob

Me, too. I have a feeling that the story is one of those legends that get passed from generation to generation.

Here is a link to an old NGC forum thread about the Sprinkle dollars. Conder101 did not believe they were real back in 2007, either. Link here

This is awfully confusing to me, since, considering that the '91 is the first picture, it looks like you are asking about it, instead of the '83. I don't see anything on your coin (the '83) that looks like a dime. I don't think a cent blank could be struck with the dime design, anyway .A cent planchet is too big to fit in a dime collar. In order for your cent to have been struck by dime dies, the collar would have to be missing, and the planchet would likely have to be placed in the coining chamber by hand. The extra obverse design looks like the Lincoln memorial, to me, which would indicate clashed dies.

Good job with doing your own research, and coming to a logical and probable conclusion. I think the "time in the dirt" theory is probably correct.

Our hosts also recognize the variety, and provide a side-by-side comparison picture and a short explanation on the Variety Plus page. This reverse die was taken from the hub intended for proof dies of 1968-70 and not used routinely for currency strikes until 1971-80

http://lsccweb.org Choose "Education and Resources", Click on "Online References," and the Steve Crane Reference Collection is the first listing. Lots of pictures.

When you abrasively clean or wipe a coin, medal or token, you remove most, if not all, of its numismatic value. Only a rare or highly desirable item maintains much of its pre-cleaned value. (This is a general rule. There are, of course, exceptions, particularly when it comes to Ancient coins, or coins retrieved from shipwrecks.. Dug or salvaged coins are cleaned, to remove years or centuries of encrustation. This requires skill. It is also referred to as "Conservation.") This has not always been the case. Up until the 1980s (or somewhere in that area), cleaning coins was acceptable. Older coins magazines can even be found with articles on how to make your coins look shiny and new. Now, "original surfaces" are all the rage. Search some of the older threads on this forum. You will find that there are a few acceptable methods of removing unwanted substances, like dirt, verdigris or PVC slime from coins. Rinsing in distilled water, acetone soaks and rinses, and long soaks in mineral oil or olive oil, to loosen "crudulation" (JKK's word) are usually safe and effective. Wiping never is. (Ok, it might be effective, but it is never safe.)

Welcome to the forum. Your one ounce "Visions of Dubai" gold token is not listed on this page of world coins that NGC does not encapsulate LINK HERE nor is it listed on the page of exonumia that they do slab LINK HERE so I think I would either post a question in the Ask NGC forum, or send them an email to see if they will slab it. It may be a moot point, though. As JKK stated, it will probably either not grade, or be labeled "Impaired Proof." Wiping coins is a no-no. Here is the Numista page with some info about your piece: CLICK HERE

The Hogster is correct. Something hit the ear and put a dent in it.

It is not a mint error. It has spent time in a corrosive environment, which has attacked the copper core, while leaving the nickel outer layer more or less intact.

It makes me think of a pre-1950s slot machine token. While many of them were holed, or had wording like "FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY," some of them had only numbers. Is it the size of a US nickel? (Nickel slot machines were very popular.)

Benjamin Franklin Dulweber owned Dulweber Land and Timber Company from 1925 - 29. In 1930, he took over the Supreme Instruments Company in Greenwood, Ms, which designed and produced many of the radio analyzers, multimeters, and tube testers used by radio repair shops and service men from the 1920s through the 1950s. The tokens share a common obverse, and were produced in 5, 10, 25, and 50 cent, and one dollar denominations.

They will be treated as raw coins, since NGC only crosses PCGS coins. Whether there is any benefit in leaving them in the slab is a matter of opinion. Some think it gives the submitter an advantage, others feel the opposite.

I don't know about all of the other stuff, but I am past ready for them to get rid of the president portraits.

That looks like strike doubling. Take a look at this article by our hosts Here

Congrats!

I see someone has left a review declaring it to be fake. I reported it, and also left a review.

If you want, see if you can send me a pic in a PM, and I will see if I can post it.

Hang in there, Buddy. I hope your businesses do well. Coins will be here when you get ready to come back to them. In the mean time, keep in touch.

Added it to my thread on known counterfeiters. Thanks for the heads-up.

Seller Joybuy on Walmart.com, of all places. Sounds like an overseas seller, from some of the feedback that read.

I have not seen the video in question, but if the submitter implied that NCS caused the coins to be declared "cleaned," I imagine he/she is mistaken. Bobby likely had it correct: NCS saw that the coins had been previously cleaned, and returned them to them submitter marked as such. If you have doubts or questions, why not post in the "Ask NGC" forum, or send them an email? I am sure they will answer any concerns that you might have.

I think I would grade that one Fine. I honestly don't know how much an example in this grade would sell for, so you might want to do some searching on Ebay for coins in similar condition that have sold in the past. It may pay to have it authenticated, if you think it will sell for around a hundred dollars or more.

Good pictures, good attitude.

There will undoubtedly be those who read Mr. Burdette's reply, and say, "But, the line appears to be raised. Doesn't that mean it has to be caused by the die?" A scratch will displace, and therefore raise metal above the surface, which makes it appear to be a die issue, rather than a coin issue. I know that to be true, because I have intentionally scratched coins of many types, just to see the results.