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 Ello fellas . Heres another something new to me .. Picked up a 1968 "MINT" set with the thought of adding this to my Book .. But I didnt feel right placing him in there once I opened the pack ... Nice frosty look to it . and I've noticed a few things on it that I'm curious of opinions .. (i apologize if this should be in the error area I honestly dont think its anything but maybe Machine Doubling) And some gouges under the banner on the reverse along with some gouges by the "ST" on the rev as well .. I have photos of all areas in question for opinions .. Any thoughts / opinions welcome .. As for where I put him , its just in a nice and tight air tite till I figure it out .. Also I was curious how common this "FROSTING" is ? .. Thanks again Gang .! Phil \m/ **AKA Typo King , had to fix the Proof set mistake to mint set** Heres his profile  Full Obv  Full Rev , has a few things going on that I see on the Rev any thoughts ?  This is one of the areas that I think its just machine dbling, but I'm terrible at telling the two apart still so looking for some insight if possible :) Same here , curious of thoughts And these last two are the gouges I've noticed , these are the most noticable altho there is a few in other areas I didnt photograph   Thanks again gang ..  Edited by tatt2ed13
04/30/2012 8:44 pm
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Opps ment "Scratches above the banner" gouges look to be above the "ST" tho..  Edited by tatt2ed13
04/30/2012 8:34 pm
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i didnt know that "D" mm was in a proof set. I always thought they were an "S" mm
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Opps my mistake , "Mint Set" .. the proof would be a "S" mint .. just a typo on my part .
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First off that is MD. The coin came out of a mint set? What is the dark mark on the 9 running up to the bust? The gouges are either that or maybe some kind of die flow lines? It lacks eye appeal IMHO especially coming out of a mint set. I hope your not mad at me for raining on your parade but you did say you wanted thoughts / opinions. John1  |
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Ahh john nope not mad one bit , kinda why I posted to be honest not to happy with this one ....
And I assumed it was MD just still have a hard time telling the two apart for some reason lol ..
Yea it from a mint set that I had picked up from a local antique shop ... the dark line I didnt put much thought into but since your asking I'm going to take it out and look at it with my loop .. seems to run under the mintmark .. but leme check that out and ill let you know what I see ..
Not one of the coins I like posting but I was curious what the "frostyness and the MD may have been"
Really appreciate your time buddy ... :)
Phil \m/
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Was in the "p-d 1968 mint set sealed envelope" lol wish I could have opened it before I purchased but the store owner wasnt having any of that idea ..but for 12.50$ I figured it was worth it for the silver in the kennedy alone and needed the hole filler .. but now looking at it I was unsure why it was frosted , then noticed the little things that I asked about here .. Nothing special just curiosity really and a bit disappointed once I opened the envelope as I'm sure you can imagine .. (i guess I could have used a different word when I said a "Nice frosty Look" should have said " "a Interesting Frosty look to me"  ... Really do appreciate the your opinion tho cause your on my page . no eye appeal but again just curious as to the frosty covering and if its common with mint sets ? I have pictures I'm about to upload with the Line near the date/bust/mintmark area in a sec - Thanks again John1 Phil \m/ |
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Ugh , looking more into the black mark seems to be a scratch    
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Looks like a scratch. I think I would sell it for the silver value and look for a nicer one. John1 |
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I didnt see any scratch in the envelope before I opened it , nor the in the Mint Cellophane ... Thing just gets more disappointing as I look at it haha .. But , thats why I'm here asking about it .. My gut said*like I mentioned earlier doubted it was anything other then Machine Doubling since I'm terrible at telling the difference I wanted to ask and really never had one that was frosty like this but this is the first 68 mint set I ever bought ... for the money I spent its a good lesson learned .. thats for sure .. Phil \m/ |
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Yep , thats my plan John1 haha ..
Lesson learned :-) ..
Last time I buy a sealed envelope .. thought I may get lucky and find something good in there .. But , not so much , atleast the other coins are in good shape and able to go in my books so just need the Denver Kennedy now .
Thanks again buddy
Phil \m/
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SWEET , was just poking around looking for better info on how to tell them apart ..
Thanks John1 BIG help. now that will help me out BIG TIME ..
Much appreciated >!!
Phil \m/
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Yeah, that looks like a standard circulated half. That was IN the SEALED mint cello?
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Yep , sure was .. .. sealed envelope and all..
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