Interesting question.... I think the odds of a new pair of dies in early large cents being discovered is extremely remote. These coins have...
I think it would be a great set in low grade to collect. Challenging yet not too expensive. It would require patience -- and that's a lesson...
It is always wrong, IMO, to distort the truth for your own game. Unfortunately, profit is a strong motivator too. Which side are you going to...
Depends on what's going on around the obverse rim at 5 o'clock-ish. Presuming it's not too bad, I'd grade it 65. If it's really not an issue, I...
I would send the coin to PCGS under their SPOT REVIEW service. Call their customer support 800 number (listed on www.pcgs.com) for details. They...
Hmmmm
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Not a chance. Strike not strong enough and the rims aren't nearly square enough.
All were raw: Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade 1 1 18724283 9177 1924 $20 US Genuine (92 -...
IMO, there is little difference between NGC and PCGS grading in MS60-65 grades. It's at 66 and above that the difference is visible. IMO of course.
I've always understood why the crossover success rate is so low is because PCGS can't see the edge of the coin in the NGC holder, and they tend to...
I agree with G, a cleaning/dipping gone bad.
Obverse is a 67 all day long. Reverse has some light mellowing which might or might not have been there at grading time. Going with 67, but 66...
Wonder what it looked like when slabbed. Was the area of light haze/toning on the reverse so visible? I'll guess no, and it graded 67, but a 66...
I'm still not getting it. If they removed the D by polishing and "removing the shallow detail for the entire die", why isn't the rest of the...
About MS 63 details. Toning is a bit spotty and neutral to negative. I cannot discern signs of a cleaning in the photograph.
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. :)
For attribution, I prefer Noyes.
I have a CAC bean on a FA02 coin....a chain cent. ;)
Fair enough -- I think we've found common ground. And let me apologize again for my gruff tone (as stated in my first words to you, it was done...
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