Thank you for the info. I will spend the coin now. Appreciate the appraisal.
I sent this specimen into SEGS and they thought it was post mint damage. What do you think? Accurate call made or not? The particular area of...
The first coin. Cleaned coins never look better.
I am going to ask you for a favor, @40_mila_kokkina. Please don't make blanket statements that condemn other people’s holdings, which many...
Yep this is one I would want for my collection. Curious, how does this one grade? I'm guessing AU-58.
I know so because I've looked at enough Bay Bridge specimens. The truly original ones I can spot. Again, I'm not saying it's a bad coin. Some very...
Everything you said I am in agreement with except the Mercury Dime. I would have to see it in person before knowing for certain though.
It's well struck but the surfaces seem stripped. Not having the original skin. Looks good for a regular grade but professionally A.K.A. "properly"...
Here's another question folks: Of the coins you buy online what percentage of them wind up where you don't like them and have them returned?
My Ecuador 5000 Sucres 1994, 1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar & 1875-S 20 Cent piece are at SEGS getting graded. I picked up an ANACS 1876 20 Cent...
I established that my specimen pictured is lightly cleaned. John's Bay Bridge is also cleaned but professionally. Coin grading up to MS-64 are...
I have less experience with gold so cannot make a good call on that one.
It is a cleaned coin. I know this coin very well. Original ones won't have a luster like the one shown in johnmilton's photograph.
ICG seems okay as a grading service but their holder isn't too good. Lots of them don't react well with the coins. I've seen older soap dish NGC...
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