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i will pass.  mine is just as good and it is 66 RD

just worn out dies........

On 2/7/2023 at 3:30 PM, VKurtB said:

There are only two possibilities. Either this is crummy quality control, or intentional damage.

what do you expect for $20 hr these days perfection.....................hahahahhaah

thats a good looking 1/2 dime...... did you have a suspect why it wouldn't straight grade?

negative...  what you are seeing is broadening of the lettering due to die deterioration 

ummmmm what we have here is a failure to communicate>...................

I like her and like sandon said i think in the AU 50 - 55 area

`nice coin you got a folder to put it in?

On 2/3/2023 at 1:53 PM, USAuPzlBxBob said:

Years ago, after constant urgings and reminders from my mother to get a colonoscopy, I got one.

Got my first when i was 50.  I remember the anesthesiologist coming in she told me what she was going to do and how it was going to go. she then held my hand and said you may feel a little pinch... and that is all that i remembered until i woke up.....    i think i to the doc  that if we were in Georgia i think we would be married...  he got a chuckle..   i recommend anyone over 45 to start having them.. it is never too soon or too late to take care of yourself.

/yes sir it is and a good one at that

APMEX sells the exact coin for just over $2600  which means they are probably around $2500

On 2/2/2023 at 7:25 PM, VKurtB said:

bad things in numismatics? Silver killing us?

Silver Stackers are killing us...  

yep looks spooned to me

this looks like an Ike out of a brown box that wasn't taken care of.  look at all of the hairlines on the back this isn't a good thing  This doesn't look like anything special other than someone breaking it our of its plastic and handling it.

On 1/25/2023 at 3:06 PM, VKurtB said:

Do you think maybe that coin people are believed to be easy marks, or especially stupid?

I firmly believe that these types of sales pitches are geared to those who know collectors.  Those unknowing and unwillingly fall prey to the unscrupulous.   thinking that they will get an awsome gift for their numismatic loved one and end up Tgetting scammed.    Thes are right along the lines of Mike the Huckster over at HSN, or those Silver Towne guys.  If you don't buy it now there wont be another opportunity!!!  very low mintage...  they only made ne for you!!!

On 1/25/2023 at 12:02 PM, Darrbaby said:

it was in a display case perhaps the sun through the window cooked it?

Never leave plastic in direct sunlight or in an area that will be heated by the sun   yes this can cause serious damage to the plastics.....  just look at your headlights n your car.

well one of his sayings was "you may not know why it is graded that way but i do"

Your best bet is to stick with one of the top two TPGs NGC and PCGS if the coin is worth slabbing...  Pretty much take what people call "ERRORS"  with a gain of salt and sand.  most are not.  most are just damaged coins.  However if you are looking for some of those fringe variety attributions on a slab you should send it to ANACS they will attribute almost any obscure variety. 

I absolutely agree.   there is plent of room to put a little round dot on the holder pointing to what is the issue.  I have looked at coins before and could swore that it was a problem free coin only for it to come back detailed or cleaned.   Even with crack outs that were straight graded by other TPG's...  I would love to see wjhat the see that the others did not.  

Like Zebo said you can create a custom set if you are a collectors society member.  there you can put anything  you wish

Well running that post Christmas sticker kit sale.  The do it at home stickering kit for you and your loved ones.  just send $19.95 and your preferred color sticker to me and i will get it right in the mail to you.....  All kidding aside.  Coins are what i collect.  Just because a coin has a sticker on it doesn't mean that it is better than one that doesn't and worth more.  A coin is only as valuable to you as what you're willing to pay for it.  I have never purchased a coin for more that n $50 that i haven't picked up flipped every which a way and then looked at it with a loop.   then i set it down and take a breath talk to the guy and then look at it again....  it takes a lot for me to pull the trigger on some of the coins i have purchased but the right coin is worth it and the wrong one will make you cringe..  Registry's are great but i will never put one together and or try for the highest stickered coin i can find..

very sad news !!  

MR. D.W. Lange also passed away last night