I guessed 66 because of the newer holder. The logic being the holder is too new for the spots to have appeared after grading, and I don't see...
Don't let the ticks and taps fool you.... Luster, boys, luster.
0 SAEs interest me about as much as stamps, but that's just me, and clearly these are popular coins.
I think you should do what you want to do. If the coins were mine, I would not have them graded. If I wanted them graded, I would go with the...
Scumbag seller who uses angled pics to hide problems. Not sure there's anything against eBay policy here, but it certainly is not a practice I...
From the photos it's a bit difficult to judge luster and thus grade, but I'll go out on a limb and (TPG) grade the coin AU 50. I suspect the EAC...
Neat 1820/19.
In the order you ask.... IMO, simply go into the transaction with your eyes open and don't spend a premium for a coin whose color may be AT. Yes,...
This post is precisely why people should be wary of blue/purple copper.
Noyes is better for attribution, Wright is a better read. IMO of course.
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Thanks for the heads up. Hope you get your coins back quickly. :)
I was not aware that metals had the ability to absorb water, and this thread makes me thirsty.
There are many thousands of early copper collectors who disagree with your assessment of oil -- it has, and continues to be, widely used in that...
I have never done it with mineral oil, but I have removed Blue Ribbon from large cents with acetone. It is my understanding BR is an oil, and it...
It could be a lamination. Good point, Marshall.
Pure acetone is a better choice. Isopropyl alcohol will leave some contaminants on the coin after evaporation, in my experience.
I don't believe any coronet large cents have a die crack like that -- appears to be PMD to me. It's really too bad, because otherwise that's a...
I concur with the above assessment, although I might bump the second coin to VF20 details.
Off the top of my head, I cannot attribute it. However, the dot you reference (e.g. a "compass mark") is not uncommon on coronet large cents in...
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