Loose grime can be cleaned off with water and a soft cloth. The main thing is that you don't want to disrupt the coin's patina. Removing loose...
A full date set alone impresses me.
@SensibleSal66 - they don't look like this when you dig 'em, eh? ;)
MS64! I think this is my first medieval in that grade. I did once have an MS63 Aethelred II Anglo-Saxon penny.
I bought one of these at the 2023 FUN show this January but it didn't straight-grade, so I sold it. The one I sold went UNC details/cleaned at...
NGC MS64. [ATTACH] Ex-Atlas Numismatics. This was their listing (I don't think they'll object to the screenshot): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
PCGS MS63 BN. I always wanted a Mint State King George halfpenny, either Red or Red-Brown UNC. This one is a Brown, but a nice Brown with lots...
Looks like it's from the '20s, I'd guess. Even a no-date/partial-date Buffalo is a fun find.
Update: Speedy response from CNG. They are going to take the coin back. I'll find another JQA pedigree someday, hopefully with the original...
Never pick a coin up off the table without the dealer's consent. I once did this and got snapped at. It was an overreaction on his part- we were...
Oh, and to be fair and accurate, NGC did not charge me for the pedigree fee. I was initially under the impression they had, since I did after all...
I don't recall saying that, but on this particular coin, due to my family connection to the Adams presidents, the pedigree was everything. If...
I sold the coin, but am likely about to purchase a very similar one of the same date, which is straight-graded AU55: [IMG]
Agreed- that's a very cool token. Usually I'm less interested in text-only/non-pictorial tokens and medals, but that one's an exception.
I got a new keychain piece today. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Used to have a 1794 cent that looked just like that, only the hole was at the top. Nice piece. I like the easel treatment.
WOW. And a CircCam, to boot!
I want it.
Yep.
Ah, but a 1922 is worth much more. You sure it was that date? How much of the D mintmark could you see?
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