Looks like you were the underbidder on the 1796. Sounds like my kind of luck..
A lot of high-point flatness on the obverse that looks like wear. But..nothing like that on the reverse. You'd see both if it had been...
That shows the perils of trying to grade from an image.
If this were a P-mint, we'd all say it's a nice, well-struck example. But it's a 41-S! I've never seen one like it.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I agree with 65, and this one is much better struck than most. The 41-S is notorious for softness.
If they are just plain old silver coins (dimes, quarters, halves from the 40s to early 60s), there is no point in cleaning them. They are worth...
I'm leaning toward it being authentic. It's certainly worth the cost of sending it in to one of the major services.
Looks like light hairlines on the obverse. Cleaned AU.
I went 55, figuring some of that high-point flatness was likely due to strike. I've seen holdered 58s with more wear than this one has. I'd buy...
It's fun spending clad Kennedys, Ikes, SBAs, Saccies, etc. at Starbucks, just to see the reactions...
I see it as a 66, with the only drawback being flatness around the braid. Great pictures, BTW...
Call me a skeptic, but..how could those Massachussetts pieces have survived underground for all those years, and still have color and surfaces...
Yes, between the R and D for sure. I just haven't seen one where the mint mark was centered below the tail. All I've ever seen are to the right...
And another nice thing about a stereo scope. If you have an old copper coin that has that green waxy gunk in all the protected areas, the tedious...
I have a stereo microscope similar to ones you can buy for less than $200. 15x and 30x. It's nice for examining die varieties and such. I...
That scratch is way too severe for that coin to have been graded. I know what would have happened had I sent it in...
I agree, which is why I said it was all wrong.
The Oregon Trail is a sweet coin, but the photo is so good. I've read his books, and I try my best, but geez...
Are you sure about that? Every one I've seen, and the ones I checked on Heritage, show the mint mark to the right of the tail, and between the R...
I'd need to get in the WayBack Machine and dial in 1980 or so...
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