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Looks like a proof coin to me. The surfaces all looked correct, but the image of the edge confirmed it to me. Nice snag.
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Unreal. The last picture is definite confirmation.
Excellent score. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Take an image with the edge of a normal nickel/2 nickels and you will see the extra thickness of the edge of the proof coin. I would like to have that image for my educational files. (best way to hold them together is with a spring clothes pin)
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I'll have to try one myself sometime. The differences should be more pronounced. On a roll of proof cents, you can only fit 48 cents into a tube. So the edges are slightly thicker on proof coins.
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Yeah, the picture does not do it justice. I will take a better pic tomorrow after work with less of an angle. It is clear in hand, I just was having issues with the set up. I didn't want to bump the coin and cause any damage. I can be a bit clumsy sometimes..haha. I am fairly sure this has the 38 reverse, I can't seem to find out how rare of a find it is, all I have come across is that it is more rare than the 40 back.
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I just read on PCGS that the 40 proof with the 38 reverse has an estimated 700 surving specimens. That is unreal
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Update on the coin. I stopped by the LCS and the coin was confirmed to have the 1938 reverse strike. This variation only exist as a proof strike in 1940, so the coin is confirmed as a proof as well.  I have sent the coin off to NGC to be graded and slabbed. I will post the results once the coin returns. |
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Wow, that seems like a really awesome coin to get for $2! Congrats and can't wait to see what it comes back as from NGC!
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Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here)Edited by nss-52
08/16/2016 11:11 am
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Thanks guys :) This is the first coin I have sent for grading. The coin seems to my amateur eye to be in nice condition. What are your all thoughts about the toning? Do you think it will hurt the grade? The owner at the LCS said the toning is from the original mint packaging. The coins at the time were basically packaged in cardboard. He believes the coin was in the original packaging for several years with the level of toning on the coin.
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Believe it or not, I would actually ask if conservation service would be useful on this proof. ....and I HATE coins that have been messed with.
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When the surface is disturbed to remove the haze, then the mint surface will be gone. Gone the mirror finish. Gone the look of being a mint proof. Then it is an impaired proof coin. You can see the value take a big drop.
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Acloco, I heard NGC has a company called NCS that can provide the service. I plan on keeping the coin, and if there is a safe way to help with the toning, I think that is something I would be interested in. I have already sent the coin off through a free service my LCS offers (the LCS does not charge additional fees). What is the best way to contact NGC and ask for their recommendation? Does the LCS have to contact NGC sense the shop submitted the coin for me? Sorry for the ignorance.
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