In my opinion, and again based only upon these images, I think the subsequent toning had help. Obviously, I cannot prove this, but it is my gut...
The VF35/EF40 grades for the late date Draped Bust dollars are in the mid-$3k to low-$4k range, in general. For a coin such as this ANACS...
My guess, based upon the single set of images, is that the coin has been dipped white and retoned. The odd splashes of blue on the obverse appear...
Howdy and welcome. I recognize your username. I have not posted on NGC for perhaps upwards of two years, but still post here and at PCGS.
Absolute fake.
Yep!;)
You did well, but I don't believe you actually "restored" either coin, but instead performed a market acceptable dip job on each.
I believe I have sent in 11 NGC graded coins for PCGS crossover and five of them have graded higher with five others grading the same and one...
What do you like?
Zero.
Some folks might moan that the price is on the high side, but in my opinion you paid a really fair price for an uber-tough issue with fantastic...
He's been hibernating.;)
A counterstamp such as this would go into a Genuine holder. PCGS and NGC grade chopmarked Trade dollars, E & L counterstamped Capped Bust...
That's a really pretty 1870 IHC.
No.
Yes, that is absolutely correct.
What folks are asking for a coin is not necessarily the same thing as what they are selling for. You have linked three inflated BIN listings...
It's not MS and "key" is too strong a term, in my opinion. This is a lower mintage Franklin (lowest, perhaps?), but that doesn't mean much when...
Too much light.
Goldberg's, Stack's, Legend, Heritage and Great Collections make up the vast majority of true coin auctions. Heritage is by far the largest;...
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