It's a higher grade than VF20, but it has also been dipped and it likely wasn't a great candidate for the dip.
They dipped it well. It will be interesting to see your images when you get the coin back in-hand.
If I could hit the "Like" button for LostDutchman's posts one hundred times I would do so. Alas, I can only do it once. You may have been...
The best way to go about this is to read, read, read and learn, learn, learn while all the time having a passion for numismatics.
Counterfeit. The value is zero.
That's interesting that you have been offered coins with CAC stickers at the next grade up; I have never seen that and have never done that. Of...
I'm sorry to read about this and assume they were stored in the family home. You would report it just like any theft. Most homeowner's or...
I see what you mean and, interestingly enough, I have multiple images of this coin taken through the years and do not recall this feature showing...
Counterfeit.
Without seeing the coins in question, it appears to be a pile of junk silver for a single coin worth $100 or less.
Barber half dollar sets are actually incredibly popular and the favorite grade range of most collectors is VF through AU. However, a typical VF...
Uhhhh...no graffiti.
In general, the more time and work you are willing to put in upfront then the more money you will receive at the end. That is an enormous unknown.
I am familiar with gold that has been exposed to iodine or treated with putty as well as silver proofs that have had an enhanced or artificial...
I'm of a similar mind to robec on this one.
That's a great looking coin.
At 11.4g it's a little too heavy for a US large cent. However, it could definitely be a heavily used coin from another country or a token.
It might, but I won't increase the price.
A second thing I should point out is that I have been told by others that CAC also will waive, on occasion, the fee for evaluation on coins that...
"I was silly enough to send coins purchased from CAC authorized dealers. Duh!" I was down in NJ this last week and brought with me coins from a...
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