I agree. I love the patina as well.
Mehmed II is up there. He had a weird fetish for sawing people in half.
That malachite green and ruby red are not in the toning progression. They are, however, results of more corrosive processes. If you look closely,...
hmm. Interesting
A glorious example of market grading. Straight grade XF-40 by PCGS. The entire surfaces have a very thin mineralized buildup. I find this coin...
This would be more arguable if nicely-toned coins didn’t sell at levels 1-2+ grade levels higher. A monster-toned MS-63 Morgan will have roughly...
For looks, I agree. For early US symbology, I prefer the Eagle hatchling.
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Size, mainly. It was roughly equivalent to the spanish “dollars” in circulation, and the edge had the words “100 CENTS OR A DOLLAR”
Hmmm. Maybe. I agree. That seems unlikely. When it’s in hand, I’ll see if it just a rim bump. If not, then it might be something special
I’m not entirely sure what I am looking at here. Of the extant varieties, I have narrowed it down to S-171, S-180, and S-196, with 196 being the...
The position of the T in LIBERTY on the 1796 narrows it down to a single pair. The space between the 1 and the hair curl on the 1802 is indicative...
S-121. Seller said it was a plain edge, so hopefully I scored. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Listed as 2 dateless large cents. From what I can tell, left is 1796 S-102 (R.4) and the right is 1802 NC-1 (R-5+). Not bad $45. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
S-85
“How bad was Nero?” “Yes.” . . . coin: [ATTACH]
You are talking about an abandonment of standards. If the TPGs tomorrow decide to adopt the letter grades and abandon numbers altogether, does...
Two possible explanations: 1. It is an error that fancifully changes the nature of the character. 2. (More likely) It is just rarer and has a...
These are the two main problems I see. 1. Less interest in the items by people who see bidding as a hopeless endeavor. Hurts the consignor with a...
I’m not suggesting an abandonment of standards.
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