thanks! Yeah, I just got lucky.
I guess your smarter than the rest of us.:cool: No, I figured the image was hiding a lot of detail, but I didn't expect it to have such strong...
For all of you that said VF-30, I completely see where you are coming from and would have thought that too if I didn't know the grade. It looks...
This was a recent purchase. It is holdered in a problem free PCGS slab. Here are the sellers photos. What would you grade it based on these?
Thanks guys. I think it is a true mint state coin, though the seller advertised it as AU. It sure has full luster in the fields, and if there is...
my first thought was EF-45, or possibly AU-50. How much luster remains?
Not enough luster for a 60, and it's loaded with bagmarks. I would grade it AU53
Well, I don't want to get in the middle of Sasha and 900fine here. I understand it is more difficult for a female to enter into a more...
28 male here. And yes, I love gold coins as they are the main focus of my collection.
I'm also concerned about it's authenticity, but it also has the look of an authentic exjewelry piece. They are usually polished and have nicks and...
I've had this in my collection for a while, but I dont think I've posted it. This was a raw ebay purchase a while back and is in my type set. I've...
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The look of the pictures remind me of an ebay seller named "Shawne" or something like that. His coins always look amazing.
These were my thoughts exactly.
The way I see it is that Doug is to Cointalk what Simon Cowell is to American Idol. Just interchange "coins" with "singing" and "cointalk" with...
Yeah, what is interesting though in the Fivaz book is the existence of those lines on genuine coins is specific to 1853 gold dollars....which kind...
I guess what bothers me most is the date. The 4 pictures of "dates" on the left are taken from random certified seated dollars in varying grades...
http://cgi.ebay.com/1863-SEATED-LIBERTY-SILVER-DOLLAR-NICE-TONED-CH-AU-RARE_W0QQitemZ350257732408QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item51...
Very interesting thread. I hope you don't mind if I interject with a coin of my own that I purchased long ago and have been "suspicious" about for...
That is a beautiful flawless coin! It looks better than a 65 to me as a gold eagle. I didn't read about your robbery yet, but my condolescences...
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