Well, in general GC photos are not flattering (a GOOD thing, imo) but you can bet that the high bidders have seen this coin in hand. Several...
Nice coin! You should post that on the Circcam thread.
I think Jaelus hit the nail on the head. My opinion, which anyone reading this may not share, is that I believe that numerical grading is a...
The thread is still up, but the author has been banned as a recurring alt.
I think the windowsill idea has merit. Just may try it.
Beautiful halves Eduard. I love it that you bought 2 of them raw! YOurs looks nice and original Vertigo. Hope it beans.
My guess is 62, based on the obv fields; but I may just be fooled by lighting. We'll see
It has a MUCH better strike most of the 21's I've seen. I always give raw coins an acetone soak to remove organics and pvc; preventive...
thanks for the comments; I wish she had surfaces like the ones y'all posted. It's always good to see some nice early halves posted! that's a great...
I won her in a Heritage Auction in April 2008. Selling my late father's collection about a year earlier sparked my interest in coins especially...
very nice sets! Well done sir!
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I think that most likely the deep scratch/gouge at 12 was a test mark to see if the coin was in fact gold. then there are about 5 other scratches...
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That's very cool. There are still a lot of nice, raw coins out there in old collections. NIce blue tones. Let us know how she grades out!
Sweet! Congrats on the win.
Nice artifact and piece of history.
Some pretty, subtle toning on that 22-D!
I was just fishing my hand written notecard out of a file box when I saw John Burgess had posted the rotation info.
Thanks for all the nice remarks, folks. These will spice up my set which is mostly VF examples.
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