ICG is also excellent at authentication and relatively inexpensive.
I'm not familiar with the Russell Hoard, can you elaborate?
I also believe the top coin is more of a "choice" example; lack of adj marks, minor hits, even tone.
I'd have to agree with a cleaning, at least on the obv which seems to show a lot of grouped hairlines in the obv field.
Nice looking 74-S chopped. Authenticating these can be tricky due to all of the "contra-coup" damage. This coin shows a normal variant that is...
Beautiful coins!
That may be the first time I've seen someone quote themselves. :woot: The mark on the rev. is right over the claw, but it looks a lot like a mark...
I think it's a transfer die copy of a chopmarked TD; that's why the chops don't look sharp or look raw in the interior.
Does anyone know if GSA coins were processed ( dipped or cleaned) before being placed in the holders? I have always assumed they were just...
It looks genuine, but in an estate sale, once you buy it, it's yours, even if you discover problems later. If you have the chance to examine it...
personal favorite of the silver commems I own: [IMG][IMG]
Jason, and others, have pretty well summed up the litany of problems with this coin. What struck me right off the bat were the rounded...
Some neat artifacts. I enjoyed Mr Jackson's contribution. [IMG] [IMG]
I believe it's genuine, too. A hit on the rev, can't really call it a chop mark, maybe some kind of a test. the micro s is common (I/II) and...
Well, those images are completely different. If the patina is as thick as it looks in the last photos, with the pale halos around the devices, I...
Steve, please consider going to this site https://raregoldcoins.com/blog?category=Articles and read all the articles and blog posts.
GeorgeM, you might consider posting photos of your coin on the Collectors Universe US coins forum, and ask for an opinion from Fred Weinberg, the...
A nice look on a budget. AU58 [IMG][IMG]
NIce history lesson, Lee! I lookforward to the next installment. I think the only known portrait of Boone made while alive was done by Chester...
I think the toning is secondary, after dipping, polishing, or cleaning. From my own experiments, secondary toning tends to be shades of blue,...
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