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Your thoughts on this coin please. Trying to figure out how to classify this coin. Any help would be appreciated.   |
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Maybe a better picture   |
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Wow, that is interesting, looks like some kind of lamination issue/strikethrough/ planchet flaw with a silver chunk attached. But can't tell if some is PMD or combination of both. |
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The coin is well damaged but has a Lamination on the Reverse that is starting to peel.
Not sure on the Obverse if that is damage or another lamination.
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Appreciate the reply. Do either of you think that the chunk of silver on the reverse is from the missing portion of the Queen's ear / hair? Although that portion of the queen does not look normal to start with.
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looks like an jewellery piece, where the mount has been removed.
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The photos are not great, are you sure it's an 1888 and nit an 86 or 85? There is definitely a lot of damage to the coin considering the condition and lack of wear in the obverse.
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Wrekkdd, that would be my cheap Chinese scope in action. Not positive on the 1888. Maybe my phone will take a better picture, I will try.
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  Unfortunately not that much better Edited by Mike2829
01/06/2022 7:00 pm
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 with silverwolf, former jewelry piece. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Can anyone show me an example of this jewelry piece. I'm just not sure how you come to that conclusion and can't find any examples myself.thanks
Edited by Mike2829
01/06/2022 7:20 pm
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Removed from a stick pin , contemporary Jewellery piece .
Mount marks and evidence of removal on reverse .
Junk melter nothing more .
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Pacificoin, thanks I'm trying to find some examples so I can come to the same conclusion that way I do not buy garbage anymore.
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So what you guys are trying to say is that the extra metal is basically solder and the extra chunk of silver is remnants of the PIN where it was soldered to the coin? So technically if I picked that chunk of metal off it should still have the rest of the last digit underneath. I will assume the waviness to the reverse is from heat.
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01/06/2022 8:56 pm
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-$50 but I learned something which probably saves me money in the future thanks for the help and knowledge.
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