A huge target is coming up in a couple weeks. Gotta have the money to bid!
Yup, but to resell as I cannot afford to keep it right now
This was in a coin club auction last night. The consignor had cherrypicked it from a 90% junk bin. Only 29 others of this variety have been...
This came up in a coin club auction. I had to have it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
They are not 100% infallible, so...
The luster in the obverse fields appear to have rub in them, and the high points on the obverse appear to have been dulled, but I am not seeing...
Blatantly overgraded... a mistake by PCGS
Oof. Got busy building an airplane and completely missed this. PM incoming!
I often tell people the logic of “that wouldn’t be worth faking” should be thrown out the window and into the fire. Everything has been faked....
They fake 1956 D and 1958 Wheat cents. I opted for the 1958 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I see the same thing. The difference between the two is that circulation friction would dull the surface, while coin friction will have a scuffy...
And that’s why I grade these from the right wing (eagle’s left wing). That’s where the strike was almost always full. I see a significant amount...
I would not send it in. Surfaces don’t look natural
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There are clear and major luster disturbances on the high points of the obverse. Coin-on-coin friction crossed my mind (which @Lehigh96 brought up...
If I cherrypick a $10000 coin for $50, the collector is not entitled to a lower price because I seized an opportunity, even if it was simply...
I just can’t believe how many have already sold on eBay for $500-700.
I, too, believe the hype and “feeding frenzy” mentality are nothing short of ridiculous, but this response was excessively negative
Nope. These are all die-struck. The pimples are from a crappy die transfer process. The Chinese don’t cast their coins anymore
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