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Excellent reference. Thank you. Very interesting. Does this do anything for me value wise?

My wife, the resident photographer, attempted to capture it with her cell phone: Pic1 PIC2 Notice in pic two how the top of the head starts in the wheat stems and goes through the N in United and the O of Of on the one side and IC in America and AT in States. Then the C in Cent and O in One to the rim and on the other side the T in Cent and E in One to the rim on the other. It is raised all around the border of the 'ghost bust' and is very pronounced in hand although the photos do not do it justice. What is it?

Hello all, I'm not, for the most part, a collector of US coins, although I do keep interesting US coins I find while coin roll hunting up here in Canada. I recently found a 1946 's' penny with a curiosity. My scanner is down, but I will try to describe it while waiting for a new scanner to arrive. The closest thing I have been able to find is something called a 'ghost error.' I don't know if that is areal thing or not, but essentially on the reverse of the coin, there appears to be a relief, or 'bust' shape, on the coin following the same lines as Lincoln on the obverse, but it is raised and sort of wavy. Is this common? Does anyone get the gist of what I'm describing without scans? Thanks in advance, JF

It's an amazing job. If you are ok with being awake at all hours and for long periods as well as days away from home a week. You see the way North America, well the mid west and West, developed from the rail and true 'railroad cities.' You travel through some pristine like places in total seclusion. Also, you get to blow the whistle. It's rather satisfying. I also really enjoy when children get excited by the train and want to hear the whistle, never gets old.

Gotcha, a hog head on the railroad is he who drives the train. Just curious if you were a railroader.

@Hoghead515 Are you an engineer?

Gotcha. The thing is, as stated above, 2,000 were painted by a third party company, but 20,000 maples were minted that year I believe. The experts are saying the coin cannot be graded because it is altered, so I guess grading that particular coin is not possible.

Out of curiosity. If the coin came from the mint with the box, coa and already encapsulated in the holder, what is the reason to have it graded? Is it to sell the coin? If I am buying Canadian coins such as those, I enjoy them in their stock form from the mint with the box. I personally don't see a reason to grade such a coin, but I am curious to know why you would like to do so. You could use the grading $$ for more coins!

Correct, I saw this write up for the coin. 'Canadian Silver Maple Leaf are the one world's most recognized coin. The obverse of the coin depicts the likeness of Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse of the coin showcases the signature Maple Leaf so closely associated with Canadian nationalism and reflective of Canadian pride. Minted in .9999 fine Silver, Canadian Silver Maple Leafs are among the purest of all Silver dollar-size coins. Note: The colourization of this coin was performed by an experienced third party company.' There are some other very nice coins from 2014 that I remember as well

Only 2,000 were minted with the green coloured leaf.