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I posted this sometime ago in the lowball thread, but wondering if anybody else have ever seen one of these this low of grade, PO-01. I found this in a dealers junk box of foreign silver coins as an oopsie. I could barely make out a date of 1979-P.   Jbuck will remember this  Edited by mrwhatisit
08/26/2021 5:56 pm
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Nice (as sarcastically as possible) coin! Low ball collectors would probably pay good money for that (bad) coin!
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intentionally modified, but it does give an idea of what an SBA would look like after a century or two of active circulation |
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Total fake? I'm sure it was somebody's pocket piece  . |
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Show me any 1979/80 coin in a major TPG PO-01 holder. Edited by Coinfrog
08/27/2021 11:46 am
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I did find an AG-03 by PCGS being about 80 dollars sale price.
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08/26/2021 7:19 pm
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Just a total fake. I believe the implication is you believe this was 'manufactured' somehow and not the result of natural wear. While I agree that it did not circulate in commerce to this point, how can we be sure it was not a long term pocket piece? Is there any diagnostic to know the difference? As an ex-lowball collector I'm impressed. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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I can only guess , if it was a pocket piece since 1979 to present day , it is very possible it could have worn down that much .  |
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Clad coins do not wear as fast as the softer pre-1965 silver alloy had. Maybe if you put sand it your pockets and ran a marathon weekly, you could wear an SBA down to match this example after 40 years. It's much easier, and therefore much more likely, someone used a machine to grind or sand this coin, then smoothed whatever machining marks remained. |
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Intentionally aged. These just did not circulate as people thought it was too much like a quarter.
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