Is the coin genuine? Something about the “Five Cents” on the reverse is setting off alarm bells.
Regarding the later slabs, was it just an issue with over grading or inconsistent grading, or were they also slabbing coins of questionable...
Looks like PCI. They are legit but not top tier. I would trust them for authentication of a details coin like this one.
In an instance like this where there is a huge price jump between AU and MS, does an MS60 typically sell for MS money? It’s such an uncommon...
Yes, the luster, or lack thereof, is what immediately caught my eye. Perhaps dipped one too many times.
3 points does seem like a very large discrepancy, at least in the coin collecting realm. I would think a jump from 58 to a gem grade would be...
At least they were under graded and not over graded.
This thread piqued my curiosity and inspired me to browse through the high end EBay listings of Bust Dollars. Let’s start with the NGC cert photo...
That was my thought process behind the comment I made earlier. Ugly and natural is one thing, but this appears unnatural. Do we even know that...
Not sure if this has specifically been covered in another thread but wanted to ask the question. It’s my understanding that old PCGS graded notes...
If I had $20K to spend on a coin (which I certainly don’t), I would pass on the OP coin and find a nice XF-AU example, and spend the remainder on...
I just won this in an eBay auction and am expecting it in the mail tomorrow. An Austrian coin minted in present day Alsace-Lorraine. I didn’t...
The 18th century silver coins in my collection have what you are describing.
That’s my kind of coin! I’d take that over a gem Morgan any day!
My personal motto in coin collecting is that if I can’t afford the coin in problem free G4 or better, then I can’t afford the coin.
I agree that your current example has better eye appeal with better contrast.
I own an example of this same variety, same holder and same grade, but yours is much cleaner and should be CAC IMO.
Your question about doubling on the Lincoln is similar to one I had about an 1882 Shield Nickel that I for many years thought was a doubled die....
I would assume that any raw coin sold on eBay is a details (problem) coin unless there were very clear photos indicating otherwise. Even then I...
Since we are on the draped bust topic, here is one of my recent acquisitions I haven’t posted here yet. In addition to this dime I have an 1805...
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