Fun contest for sure. Makes me wonder how the professional graders come up with some of their grades...I bet it can't be easy. This was a good...
The buyer bought your coin just in case it was real, and intended to look at it and send it back if it was fake. No returns means nothing, the...
If you think it's legit why don't you send it in to be authenticated? Only the person who made it knows why it looks like it does. We can ponder...
Eduard: That is a great 1814 JR-5 "Statesofamerica" IMO that coin grades higher than AU50, especially if the luster is as good as it looks. The...
This is a good assessment of the coin here until you confuse the weak strike with wear. This is a very tricky coin in regards to grade,...
You hit the marriage right on the head. One thing to point out about this marriage is the central obverse and reverse are usually found weakly...
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Alright! now we are getting somewhere :D Glad to see some more thoughts and input on this one keep em coming!
Guess I'll wait till the morning to disclose my opinions on this one, hopefully more people will give a guess by then :D
I have yet to find another bust dime with a counterstamp since the one I missed around Christmas time...It's a good thing I'm semi-patient :D
Here is my newest bust dime. It's an interesting coin...How would you grade it? Opinions and commentary encouraged :D [IMG]
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Paypal is required to report over 20k starting this year I believe....
Yeah the diagnostics match IMO. Probably just a later die state.
You need to download Gimp or photoscape and edit those pictures...crop out the 2x2 and resize them...that might help.
See post #9, IMO this is not a new variety. I'll let you decide for yourself :D http://www.jinghuashei.com/html/product/1009032025567275.html
I'd say vf25 details, but the porosity and rim damage is gonna bring the net grade down some...possibly to the f12 range. This is just my opinion...
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I took the liberty of reporting this coin to ebay as a counterfeit since the OP didn't remove the listing after...
I'm not puzzled at all, that coin hasn't been in a can since the 60's :D
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