James_OldeTowne

I'm probably wrong, but my first reaction was: Chinese fake.

On 12/13/2020 at 8:39 AM, Moxie15 said:

Ratzie is working on a book and the working title "The Complete Guide to Unknown and Non-existent Varieties and Errors

I actually chuckled, or as they say today - LOL.  Thanks for the humor!

I agree - damaged.

That is a nice strike-through, though.

$2600 sounds very high for such a set.  These kinds of common proofs generally sell for much less than what price guides might lead you to believe.

Classic strike doubling.

The 1921 Morgan looks a little fishy to me.  Overall, none of the coins seems high grade enough to warrant certification.

My guess is: genuine and actually pretty nice.  That strike weakness along the reverse right hand side tends to support that it's a genuine example.

Aside from being struck by worn dies, there appears to be nothing unusual about that 1930-S.

Those are both beauties!  That's some kind of Christmas haul!

I well remember the "poorman doubled-dies" being widely advertised in the 80s, or even possibly before that.  The thing is, you can still find them routinely in any random group of wheat cents, so they are very common.  Therefore, don't pay a premium for one.

The OP coin does not look MS-70 to me - not really even close.

The appearance is unnatural, going only by the photos.

FWIW, I'd think that coin would be worth around $5000 - $6000.  I've only ever personally handled one.

Yep, or strike doubling, or whatever you want to call it except that it is not a doubled-die.

It IS strangely appealing!

Maybe the mint should strike coins that state only their grade as they eject from the dies.  Then we wouldn't have to argue over their condition!

It's a damaged coin and does not represent a mint error.

I'm the editor of my club's newsletter and just had the great displeasure of mentioning that FUN has been cancelled.

An excellent example of classic strike doubling.

I'll throw in my 10-cents worth, only because I feel like I've seen billions of these dimes over the years.  There surely must be dozens of die-marriages for 1853, as I've observed many different rim breaks, retained cuds, and other anomalies (die clashes as on yours, die defects, etc.)  This particular date often gets dismissed along with others as a "common" but would make a fascinating study for varieties.

On 12/3/2020 at 4:35 PM, Revenant said:

When shipping a submission to NGC do most of you use bubble wrap or packing paper or something different to pack the box? Any reasons? Any horror stories?

What's the value of the package you're sending?  And are you insuring it?

I need to go back to watching those myself.  I used to make it a point to view an old silent reel about once a week.

The photo is pretty terrible and doesn't show any detectable evidence of a high-relief striking.

Seems like I haven't seen that name in forever.