I like, and slab with, PCGS.
[IMG]I have one of those, too spirityoda. Every denomination, 1c thru 1 real in the current Brazilian series can be found with an outstanding...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have one of those, too spirityoda. Every denomination, 1c thru 1 real in the current Brazilian series can be found...
Not mine unfortunately. I do have a PCGS VG08 tho. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
As above plus classic machine doubling.
"True doubled dies have a rotation." Not so. Class II doubled dies show misalignment from rim to center or vice-versa around the periphery; Class...
I remember those from the first proof sets I ordered from the Mint back in the early sixties.
Classic machine doubling. Not a doubled die.
I think authentication/conservation by ICG would be fine. I think technically they are right up there with the "big boys."
I rank them above the Need Glasses Charlie boys. I think ICG badly damaged their reputation during the period when they were grading lots of stuff...
Know your doubled dies and Mint mark varieties! A good reference can be found here-http://www.varietyvista.com/
Die #2 is rotated counter clockwise whereas Die #8 is rotated clockwise. I found multiples of both dies back in '72 while looking for Die #1....
Could be this business strike- [ATTACH] Or this proof- [ATTACH] Both were cherrypicked, the 1929 as a normal coin without color and the proof...
I used to, 55 years ago. Now I buy one every ten years or so.
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I was stationed near Kadena back in '71-72.
#2 due to its superior strike.
I disagree about the use of the numbering system-I find it to be simple, straightforward, and very easy to use. I also think a distinct minority...
There's some nice stuff there! The '25-D 2 feather is one of the toughest for the variety. And the last '35 DDR-001 is a real winner! I can't...
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