I recently purchased - and yes, I may well have been drinking at the time - an OBW roll of 1963 proof Washington quarters. Everything - the...
Yes, I dutifully acknowledge, inter alia, Liberty's right leg and yes, therein lies the grading rub. But, by any other measure - MS67. An...
If you truly believe that, the Uighers have some Moon acreage they'd like to sell you.
A bit off topic but... In 1931, at age five and digging in her backyard in Ozone Park, Queens, NY, my mother came across a square-holed coin with...
A very good and fair question. Yes, it is exactly in this AU/BU cusp that I see TPG technical grading standards succumb to the subjective...
Given the inscrutably generous dispensation afforded gold coins by TPGs and my own grading orneriness, I couldn't it give more than an MS 61.
Wow! You've given my enthusiasm for checking recent mintages a much-needed shot in the arm! Thank you and congratulations!
Oh, ANA's Rod Gillis has a heartbreaking story about a hexagonal Pan-Pac double eagle that will bring tears to your eyes! What fools these mortals...
A PCGS-graded AU58 1813 Bustie. Yep, it exceeded my windfall but I couldn't resist. Still, those new found bucks DID lessen the sting...
Maybe I'm just feeling ornery but MS61. Weak luster (as photographed); detracting facial dings (nose, chin, and cheek); and, for the year, weak...
I do collect them but mine pale in comparison. Excellent strike and stunning luster but then there's all that obverse chatter. Still, I'd say a...
Folks: I thought by submitting this question, my quest would be simplified. No. Your collective wisdom, experience, and enthusiasm has made it...
In a word... Wowza! I tip my hat!!
Yes, the eye of the beholder... it's what makes every collection wonderfully personal!
Mille grazie! Never even considered a draped bust large cent! I shall keep you posted - wish me luck!
I'm a longstanding/outlier Bust-series fan... might you recommend a date/grade for either denomination?
Your suggestion absolutely justifies this all-points post and is now on my radar. Thank you!
It was definitely a contender... thanks for the "Amen!"
Looks more like the fop hurled to his death by Edward I in "Braveheart."
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