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I would say it is a sample slab photo (stock photo) with the cert# removed. This is usually done if sellers have more than one of these for sale. This means that the coin in the listing photos is most likely not the exact coin you will receive. I like to see the actual coin I am buying and usually will not buy from a sample photo. I would read any descriptions the seller has on the listing to see if this is the “actual” coin or not. I doubt it is.

Hello and welcome. I’m going to say it has been plated at some point. No value over face.

I’m just going to paint some happy little coins.

That looks real nice and clean! Great pick up.

Thanks. I really liked this one. Most of them that I see usually have that all brown look to them and this one has a little pizzazz. The N stands for Newcomb varieties. Similar to Overton numbers for Bust halves.

A pile that nice needs posted twice.

Very nice Mr Bill. I’m starting to get into the Barber coinage myself. Nice looking group. What are the dates on the half and quarter?

Here is a raw one I just picked up. Pretty worn but I liked it. A little color to it.

Been picking up some raw coins here lately. Got a few Lincolns in the mix.

Now that, I do not know.

Ok when we are talking Silver Eagles, what the mint calls “uncirculated” is actually the burnished coin (with mintmark). This is different from the standard bullion Eagle (no mintmark). The uncirculated mint sets however are not a burnished version.

This is from the mint website so take from it what you will. United States Mint uncirculated coins are struck on special presses using greater force than circulating coins, producing a sharp, intricately detailed image.

No difference in the coin. Just the label. There is a regular business strike from Philly also, so there are differences between the SP and The regular coin.

The old “kebab” eye Jeff. Very cool.

I’m just glad I finally learned how to spell the letter U.

So how does it look in hand @Woods020?

I think the pics look pretty good myself. I don’t look at a lot of nickels past 64 and everything of mine is business strike so I don’t see very many of these. I’d say it looks decent at 67. Very nice pick up.

It is amazing the lengths that people will go to just to steal something.

The pic is still a bit fuzzy, but it looks like the 8 is extended beyond the 9 and the 2 which would indicate a large date.

I’m not trying to judge anyone or telling people what or how to do anything. My comment also has nothing to do with metal detecting. Maybe “treasure hunter” was a poor choice of words. I’m just saying that there is a growing percentage of individuals that have no interest in collecting, the hobby, or even the coins themselves. They are just looking to make a quick buck without doing any type of research, and even then, if you can pull that off, more power to you. Like you said, to each their own. I’m not saying you have to read multiple books cover to cover, but a quick 10 or 15 minutes of basic research from the right resources will generally tell you that the coin you think is going to bring in bags of money is most likely not what you have. I encourage anyone to ask questions because that is how we learn, but a lot of the time the only question asked is “What is this worth?”

I like to buy in clumps. This one blew the budget. Might be a minute for the next one.

Thanks, and nice pick up on the Walker yourself. Good looking piece.