Without luster, the best it can be is XF 40. If it has luster, AU 50.
I don't even see how you can call these things "errors." I've personally watched the Mint when striking special coins, and with all the care and...
VF details but with a bad scratch. Value of maybe G-VG.
I would call it AU. The fields aren't fully lustrous.
https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/
Fascinating story.
Pictures never lie, but photographers do.
All of my coins are graded. Only a few have ever been in slabs.
63 and they probably called it a FH. Maybe 62 because of the obverse spots.
The first three digits are 183. That head was discontinued in 1835, so your coin is dated 1830-1835. It's hard to tell beyond that, as the coin is...
As other s have stated, it is the cataloger's opinion of the grade based on his understanding of EAC standards, which have more recently been set...
That cheap insult to Mark Borckardt demands an apology. He is as honest as he is respected in the community.
Please read the articles, particularly the one in the Numismatist. My good friend John Wright wrote his wonderful book almost 30 years ago. The...
Not at all. I have no personal axe to grind about Reich. I'm merely pointing out that there is no source documentation for the notion that he...
CoinCorgi, there's a considerable update to the Coin World article that addresses the question you ask in The Numismatist volume 131 #5, May of...
There is a lot in numismatics, like many other things, that have been repeated often enough that people believe them, but that doesn't make them...
Nice description. And a shout out to EAC is always appreciated! However, there is zero evidence that Reich created the head of 1808 and zero...
Here's an image of a 66RD from PCGS CoinFacts. https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/2010-1c-shield-rd/416668. Just sayin'.
All of the stuff about damage from flips proves the value in using cotton liners like most collectors of early coppers use. The cotton liner goes...
They do not. They want them in a mylar flip, which is completely different. PCGS' shipping instructions state "House your coins individually in...
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