Very nice
Welcome and those are nice coins with lots of history on them. Be very careful with "toning" on coins. It can be a very expensive and addicting...
LOL.... I think I've used coin terms on other circumstances as well. Totally not related to numismatics but the terms came in handy....
Not off centered IMO. Just a slightly misaligned strike. I think it was a CUD at one point. However, it was tooled to outline the CUD's position....
I would actually think the hair on the obvere is what's tooled. Compare to the ware on the rest of the coin, the har shouldn't (IMO) be so...
I agree with you.
Lets not even go about your collection. You have an exceptional eye for these "dark side" beauties....LOL
Wow... With those pictures provided, I would have never guessed "PL". Very nice coin. I bet the toning is better than that of what shows on the pics.
It's hard to stay away from them, I tell ya. Ancient coins, like the OP's example are very tempting.
I think that even if you did overpaid, just a little, it is a collection to be proud of. If you like it, enjoy having them and keep on top of the...
Nice little Peace dollar. Congratulations.
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