Wow, something we can agree on
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I see no wear. MS-63
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The shape of the fields (flat vs bowl-like), changes the metal flow properties. Also, the Peace dollar dies were (almost?) never polished to a PL...
This basically sums up everything that is wrong about the (post-1700) coin industry. The slab determines the value of the coin. The coin is...
I don’t know when exactly it was graded, but it sold in the VF35 holder in Feb 2017, and then in the AU58 holder in June 2017. Take that for what...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-detect-cleaned-coins.327555/#post-3244254
The answer? It depends on how it was cleaned. I cleaned this coin. This is known as a proper cleaning. Doubled its value. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
This really isn’t excusable... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
“We are looking for new graders” “Why?” “They all starved to death.”
Because, in the business strike world, that’s basically how it is. Proofs and NIFC coins will be highly biased towards 68-70. Imagine you have a...
If I ran the grading room, there would be no grading except to note problems. Authenticity would be guaranteed. Thus people be forced to look at...
Yes, along with most of the coin. There are some diagnostics visible that are stumping everyone
This is very true. Just a few years ago, Tom Deck rediscovered the 1825 N-5 large cent, which had not been seen since 1883 (I think). I’m...
There are 31 known 1795 Half Dollar die pairs. They are mostly sorted based on the bottom two stars. Look at how the top point of the left one...
Sometimes dies were not annealed properly, so they failed after only a few strikes. As an example of a 1794 NC-9 large cent. Only 4 are known....
I’d pay at least $100 for any chain cent.
That’s basically my conclusion from in-hand examination
It’s actually Breen die state III. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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