Happy Thanksgiving. The closeup's a bit blurry, but the first two pics look good. Better than I could manage under most circumstances.
"Wore out"? Hardly! That's Choice AU+, if not low MS... Or were you merely referring to the dies?
Yeesh. Another unnecessary thread resurrection, huh. :rolleyes:
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This is the highest graded example of the type at PCGS, with a present total population of only five pieces in all grades. There are four in...
Thanks for the detailed commentary! I live for feedback like that. Yes, I have always found it hard to stick with one category. Back when I was...
You're welcome to use any photos of my coins if you want. I've got a pretty wide variety.
Great bonus coin. I saw the lamination and thought, "nahhh, it's PMD" at first, until I saw your later pics. Considering how much it has peeled,...
I concur. Do not waste money sending this to PCGS or NGC. It's heat-damaged.
Damage, likely from some kind of coin rolling machine. One sees this fairly often.
Yep. Small cud. Blip over the B.
WOW! I am envious. :greedy: It's possible. That last digit could be weak due to grease on the die, but on a harshly cleaned coin like this, it's...
Good catch- I just noticed that. It's purportedly a four-reales, not an eight. And while fake eight-reales coins abound, I don't know of too...
I concur with this, if it is actually lead and not environmentally damaged (sea-salvaged) silver.
Here it is. Thanks, @Joshua Lemons.
I’m in. I will also be the standby Santa if anybody gets stiffed by theirs or doesn’t get matched. PS- if you do get any international entrants,...
Welcome to CoinTalk. Would love to see some of your finds sometime! As an American detectorist, I always dreamed of digging in England....
Still, for £2 along with some other coins, your downside ain’t so bad.
Genuine, but (as mentioned) cleaned within an inch of its life, alas.
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