I couldn’t bring myself to commit and left myself an out with the maybeeee part :D Well bought at that grade 58s like that are such good value
You definitely accomplished that goal it's one of the nicer looking ones I've seen and the grade only made it way less expensive! The only...
Great coin, has the look of a much higher grade proof must have some hairlines not visible in the images?
Nice color on that one haven't seen one with this look before! I'm at 63, maybeeee 58 if that's some light wear around the 5.
that is a great pickup right there, congrats!
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I love that coin and would have paid that for it had I seen it. I semi-actively scan for FECs for my type set and it is HARD to find ones with...
looks off to me, might just be a little wear making it look off but I think it's probably cleaned. Definitely can't see this in a straight graded...
MA on the Ike
Part of it is they don’t count against the luster/frost grazes which to me can be a huge eye appeal negative. If you remove all those the coins...
Was gonna guess 63
64
Potentially because gold was illegal to own unless it was a collectible piece at one point in time. So people would counterfeit collectible gold...
Like he says he is buying them for himself and he enjoys them more out of the slabs. Costing heirs a few dollars potentially isn't going to make...
The main difference with the smaller gold coins as they ride up the MS ladder is their luster (of course other factors come into play as well)....
I have a feeling that coin is pretty nice looking in hand. HA's photos aren't the greatest indicators of in hand look. If all I had was that...
Interesting but comparing the 81-O to an 81-S shot by the same photographer (although the 81-S is a full slab shot cropped so not an exact...
I'm proud of myself to say the same :D I took a look at the obverse and instantly thought, a little dull and not as crisp as should be and was...
Fine by me. NT
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