That is certainly true IF YOU ARE THE INTENDED TARGET OF THE INVESTIGATION. Yes, I "shouted" this last because it is pertinent to the discussion....
Yes.
Well, I have attended the Collect-O-Rama semi-annual shows in Lakeland, FL for several years now. To get in, you have to show your driver's...
I meant the show's location is undesireable for me. I'd have to travel halfway across the country.
Nope. Geographically undesireable.
A friend of mine called my attention to this coin on eBay last night and I bought it BIN for $49.99. It's not a great coin and I normally would...
From the photos alone, I would say this 1853 would grade XF or AU-Details. While the strike is from tired dies, I discern XF to low AU level of...
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Plain 4, S-295, I think. Die crack at S11 diagnostic. Don't take this as gospel, however.
I think it would go VF-20 at PCGS. But it's a nice coin with decent surfaces for a Classic Head. At best, it's a EAC F-12.
Interesting. The reverse of this coin is not the Class I, it is the Class III restrike as denoted by the E of STATES being midway between clouds...
Agreed it must be either 1853 or 1873. Below link is to Gerry Fortin's Liberty Seated Dime site. You can look through those pictures and...
Not the most beautiful but I like it for the re-punched date and the die crack connecting the stars. [ATTACH]
They really show those D and C gold coins some love, don't they? OK, now some of what might be wear is probably some weak strike, common on D...
Everything about the subject coin is wrong for either of the two 1823 varieties or the Restrike: Portrait's wrong, date's wrong, stars are wrong....
Nice. Love those die breaks and cuds.
@Lee Gilmore, thanks for the better photos. Let me preface my comments by saying that I think this coin can only be judged in hand. Issues of...
From those photos I'd call it MS-70 with a 300% premium for toning! Seriously, it's hard enough to grade from even well-done photos but it's...
Working on the Capped Bust Half Dime set by die marriage. Just got this one. It's the 1836 LM-7 die marriage, Obverse 3 and Reverse JJ, Rarity...
MS-63 Bean
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