uh, yep. Makes sense.
Well, I don't know folks, but I have always assumed that the grade had to do with the condition of wear - at least for circulated coins - and that...
So the top coin is obviously more worn the the coin on the bottom. The top coin is graded VF35 and has zero luster. The lower coin is graded...
Ah, yes. Thank you, that makes total sense and I understand. Excellent explanation with examples and all. I love it.
Medoraman's comment was interesting. I think he was saying that the strike figures into the grade on ancients than it does for US coins. I know...
That is a really interesting statement. Are you saying that a coin with a weaker strike will have more luster than a similar coin with a stronger...
And only a few months in between the sales? When I buy a coin - that has some rarety - that has at anytime been in a heritage sale I look for it...
Wow, just wow. I could throw in "disturbing".
I love your analysis. Since strike varies so much on double eagles, on gold generally from what I've seen, I don't completely agree but you...
Um,Yes, clearly an issue. Could you put a number to that (as meaningless as that may be?)
I am thinking that the variation between these two pieces, both type III double eagles from the same mint (Carson City) is interesting and perhaps...
That is a really lovely and interesting set. War year proofs, sweet.
that 1803 is really nice.
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I think that's what I said? The question is how do you wind up with a plethora of circulated coins that are of the same variety?
I have a modest collection of type 1 double eagles. A few years ago a bought an 1853/2 variety coin in a circulated grade. Very nice piece and...
I like to limit my collecting so that I don't just buy random stuff. So after collecting type 1 double eagles for a while I stumbled into 1840...
Congrats on the 35 - Here's mine: gotta love the reverse! [ATTACH]
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