RE: my 1840 dollar; fiddlehead asked if it was graded: Yes, it graded xf45 at pcgs.
I agree with Mainebill.
I think it might squeak in at 20. Looks really nice.
I'll go vf35, great looking coin!
I think 65, the nick on the cheek would keep it from a higher grade. I don't think it quite makes FSB
I think that's what the guy who colored it was doing at the time.
I'll throw this one out there. Bought at auction about 7 years ago. In retrospect, probably an old dip and some retoning since. [IMG] [IMG]
Nice coins. I'm having a hard time deciding. [IMG] [IMG] 1876 wide spaced cc, scarce, nice surfaces.
I'll guess 55, just because it worked in another thread.
LOL, I'm usually so far off on my guesses I just had to get a little ego boost!
Wow, quite a backstory and amazing that it survived in such good shape.
There was another member who guessed 55...... I really like that half!
The further you go back in time, to before mid 19th c, the TPG's will tolerate progressively more luster breaks and light rub and still call the...
I think 63BN. really not possible to judge the luster accurately with the toning.
Generally, I collect by type, and anything that appeals to me. Sometimes I'll make short sets of a series I really like, such as the first 10...
R-7 CWT, Monitor token in white metal: [IMG] [IMG]
Photos as a rule don't show the coin as it "is" ; they are simply an incomplete parcel of information that we process as best (imperfectly) as we...
NIce job, Kanga! that 53-0 is a nice looking coin
I think it's suspect because the dentils from 9 to 12 on the obverse look malformed and pitted in places. Overall appearance of the obverse to me...
I agree with rzage. Here is one I bought, toned black with a chemical (?bleach), which I dipped revealing this:[IMG] and now as we progress...
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