63 PL, possibly DMPL. Would need to see in hand to determine how much reflectiveness there is.
This is one I'd want to rotate around and see how much luster there might be through the toning. But from the pictures I'd go 66.
65 but not one for me.
It has the strike of a Proof, but I'm not seeing any mirrors. So I'll go MS-65 RD.
1857 FEs almost always have weakly detailed tail feathers. This must be taken into account when grading these. 1858s are usually much better.
I would try to gently explain that most coins were very common, even though they can be quite old, (let's think about a 1905 Indian Cent, for...
I'd be at 55. Very nice.
Is that how you always handle your coins? Not recommended.
Wow, that shows how an image can represent/misrepresent a coin. In the first picture, I see it as a gorgeous AU-58. In the last picture, in the...
Not much. You can find them in used books stores or thrift shops for next to nothing. You need to get back into the early 50s before they become...
I always understood that a "slider" was a coin that was just shy of mint-state, that some would try to promote as a fully mint-state coin.
I have also heard that it should be pronounced "deem." I had a chance to buy a nice one a few years back, but I didn't have 20K lying around...
I see it as an AU-58 also. Very nice.
The problem is... when you go to sell, getting full VF money for a coin with a 2/3 horn is not easy, to say the least.
I grade it...nice!
Not a surprise at all to me. They take typical strike into account, and sometimes and AU 21-S won't have a full horn.
That's an old-school Fine, when the main focal point was the horn. But these days, on these dates that can come weakly-struck, this will...
Next time we get together, let's chat about this. I've done a fair number of appraisals. I can tell you how I do it.
35 year ago, I had a chance to buy a 1916/16 Buffalo, XF, perfect coin for the grade. I passed. I've regretted this ever since. I'd buy this one...
An auction I used to go to had a policy, where if there was a "book bid" and a floor bid that was the same, the item would go to the floor bidder....
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