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Look like PMD on the 09, not sure about the 51. Great 1909 though! even if it is PMD, I'd die for that coin!  |
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I'm vacillating about whether it would be a good idea to have it certified. (I've already had it verified as genuine by my local coin dealer.) On the one hand, yes, it's got some high-grade details, and certification removes any doubts about counterfeiting in the buyer's mind, but on the other hand I wonder if a slab with "Damaged" would depress its value. As you say, if you ignore that little blob, the rest of the coin looks quite decent.
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It looks like someone tried to solder it to something. Actually, it looks kind of like someone put it between a welding clamp and a piece of metal they were welding on.
Nice looking coin otherwise!
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It was used to bypass a fuse in a fusebox. Basically if you ran out of fuses, you'd toss a penny in the socket and screw the fuse over it. I doubt if the person using it realized that the coin they were using could have been sold to rewire their entire house.
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Excellent theory, OldSkool! I was going to comment that obverse and reverse damage seemed like it could have been related to the same incident since they seem to line up. A fuse bypass makes sense--what an undignified role for an S-VDB to endure!
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what an undignified role for an S-VDB to endure! Unless, of course, it's actually a counterfeit, in which case somebody may have done it on purpose... |
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Interesting thought, barryg...perhaps we have some sort of "Numismatic Avenger" on our hands running about damaging counterfeits so that they don't fall into the hands of innocents!
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08/05/2013 10:26 am
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That fuse bypass theory sounds good, and I thank you for the suggestion! It definitely has the look of something melted. I'm certain it isn't counterfeit. My local coin guy has 40+ years experience. And why would a counterfeiter take a superb fake and do something to it that guarantees extra scrutiny under a microscope? Similarly, that's a lot of bother for a "numismatic avenger," who would more likely simply destroy it or maybe give it to the Secret Service.
Yeah, ironic that this Lincoln of all Lincolns would be put to such ignoble use.
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or maybe give it to the Secret Service Assuming he could find them ...  |
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