Next is an 1836 that I bought on eBay when I first started collecting. It had very dark tone, but I missed the underlying glossiness (it was in...
I was thinking about starting a thread of my own on cleaned coins, but after reading this, I see there is no need. TypeCoin has written an...
63?
VF 35? Looks nice.
I'm sure you are doing your best with the photos, but they are not clear enough for me to say anything with a degree of certainty. IF the edges...
Most of the better quality trade dollar fakes I have seen, have a weight within acceptable tolerances.
Nice strike for a 77 P mint! (wink)
Generally, when I post images of a coin and comment that it looks different in hand, it is because the photos don't adequately depict the luster...
Nice example and details. thanks for posting it.
What a great summary of these tokens! It's like a mini Red Book of Lincoln CWTs. As always a good numismatic write up from J. Milton.
I think prices for the classic commems are very low right now, historically, so this would seem to be a good time to pick up some choice examples....
I'll say 50, sweet little half dime!
A little paranoia when it comes to raw, expensive coins is not a bad thing, imo. I don't know Morgans too well, but the lower hair curls on the...
Here's an older image of one of my favorite HTT's done with axial. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
sorry, don't have a picture handy, and I put the setup away. it's pretty crude, just 2 cheap wood picture frames with glass, and the backs taken...
This one is really a rattler, it rattles everytime I pick it up, and even a little movement causes the coin to shift position.
Thanks for the comments. yeah, it's one of those coins that is fun to just tilt around in the light and watch the luster roll. Could probably...
Of course, if it's a lettered edge the lettering will be reversed since it's a mirror image.
Probably because my photos don't show the luster, or the even overall toning. It occurs to me that it may have darkened some since it was graded,...
OK, thanks for all the guesses. The PCGS grade is... [ATTACH]
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