there appears to be a W scratched into the rev. above ONE> so it looks like AU details to me.
So it looks like the market has spoken.
Well, I'm shocked. Usually "machine damage" means the coin went through a counting machine and the rubber coated wheels put some striations...
I think it's a 66.
very mushy, the letters look bloated and malformed. I think it is a cast copy.
Now that's very interesting. Gradeflation comes to the grading reference sets? Why am I not surprised! So much for having "one foot on a rock."
This has been an interesting thread. JTLee may be feeling like the butterfly that flapped its wings in Morocco, causing a tropical depression...
Thanks for the pics and writeup, I'd like to go there someday too. Here is my only piece of Georgia D mint gold: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] and if you...
Much better pics, the 63s is damaged and environmentally challenged as well, but looks real to me. The 48, despite the aforementioned issues,...
Seems overgraded to me, too, especially compared to first 3 67+ coins listed at the bottom of the Heritage Auction page for this coin, they look...
I guessed 64 before I saw the grade posted. nice color Here's one that NGC graded MS65: [IMG] [IMG]
I think it's market acceptable and straight graded.
I went with 20. Pretty coin.
Both have problems. The 1863 has a granular look which could be from corrosion, or it might be a fake. It has also been scrubbed. The 1848 is...
I wonder if having that centering dot in its armpit bothers the eagle any?
Indeed, certainly looks genuine and very collectible.
they look like poor quality fakes to me.
Looks like a nice genuine example, XF-AU, and importantly does not appear to have been scrubbed or dipped to death. Great example for type....
I think AU50-53, looks nice and original. I usually give raw, circ new purchases an acetone bath to remove contaminants, pvc, finger grease etc....
I decided to look at aluminum prices over time, in 1888 Al was about 5$ per pound, by 1893, after Hall developed his process, the price had...
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