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My first guess would be that this coin has taken a pretty long acid bath. Looks like the clad layers are almost eaten through to the copper core. 

I agree with Coinbuf. I’m ok with CAC. It’s the MAC stickered coins with their “almost made it” strike designations or “grade enhancement” as they call it. The price markups they ask for these MAC coins are off the rails. A MS65 nickel with “4 full steps” is still just a MS65 nickel and a $10/15 coin at best. To put a sticker on it and ask $1000 for it is beyond ridiculous. 

I don’t know. Those rims look pretty sharp and the doubling looks like a pretty good match. Wouldn’t that be a hell of a find. I’m interested in seeing where this goes.

The Amazonian Quarter is a new release for this series. Picked up the Birch Cent as well.

On 2/24/2023 at 9:21 PM, Sandon said:

  I just bought this NGC graded MS 65 1935-D quarter from a Stacks Bowers internet auction for a surprisingly low bid, which is quite unusual these days.  I could tell from the lot photos, which follow, that the coin had some unusual toning, though it looked somewhat drab:

 

   The coin is actually quite colorful, with much underlying luster, as shown somewhat better by the following photos taken with a digital microscope:

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but different pictures tell different tales.

As I read and looked at the first pictures I thought “That color probably looks much better in hand and at better angles.” I can see I was right. Luster under color is always nice to see. Beautiful piece.

Some pieces from the Dansco album.

On 2/23/2023 at 7:44 PM, Sandon said:

Deleted post--Idhair and I posted at about the same time. His came up first.Mine was dated 1951 like rrantique's but was a different type.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

Hello, and welcome to the forum. Your question is very vague and difficult to answer without some additional information. I am going to assume we are talking about U.S. Lincoln Wheat / Memorial Cents. if not, the rest of this is pretty well out the window. Some dates and mints can be worth more than others, it just depends on what you have. I am no Lincoln expert but, I think common raw unc examples sell anywhere from .50 cents to a few bucks depending on the condition and color. Other semi key and key dates can be worth more. I would recommend picking up a copy of A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (AKA THE RED BOOK) published by Whitman. It is a very handy guide for beginners to see info like mintages, general information, and even the correct sizing of coins as the pictures in the book are actual size of the coins. There is a price guide but, the prices are often out of date and should only be used loosely as a ballpark type of figure. If you have questions about a particular coin, feel free to post clear, cropped pics of the coin in question. If you have multiple coins, please only post one coin per thread. If you post several different coins in the same thread, it makes it difficult for the members figure out which coin people are talking about. There is a very informative thread pinned at the top of the newbie forum on the best way to post your coins and questions. (link below) There is a lot of education and knowledge to be had here if you want to learn about coins. Hope to see some of your coins soon. 

On 2/21/2023 at 9:03 PM, Sandon said:

  This is a 1955-D, D over S nickel, the Redbook variety, FS-501, in an old, small size ANACS holder graded MS 64.  While there are other 1955-D varieties that purportedly are over-mintmarked D over S, only this variety clearly shows most of the underlying "S".

I just lost an auction last week for a 55 D/S with the FS-501 designation. My example is just labeled as a D/S. I was hoping to pick up the other to compare and see how much better the FS-501 was. I know that those are the ones that are supposed to be the clearest examples. Here is my regular D/S.