I agree with Tom B. I think the corrosion is in the area he noted on the reverse.
I think that ToughCOINS is right on the money at VF-30.
VG-10 in my opinion. Not worth having graded by a third party grader. Retail value around $60-70.
If this coin was obtained illegally I hope that the government is able to secure its return. Government workers can't just walk off with property...
Well done! Silver below spot is always nice. The Friday night auction crowd in my area pays 20x+ face for junk silver so you are very, very lucky.
Even if all of these coins are harshly cleaned it was still a good buy at the price the opening poster paid.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Picked this up at a local coin shop on Friday! I'm addicted to nice circulated Capped Bust Half Dollars.
Pretty common toning for Capped Bust Halves. Looks around XF40-45. The scratch in the field doesn't look too bad.
AU-53
XF-40. Not sure of the originality, but if I had to guess I'd say this one is not original. Has been cleaned and is starting to re-tone.
XF-Details, cleaned.
Awesome start! Already looks way better than mine.
Can't think of an good example right now but I've heard of instances of hoards being found, the finders going to the media, and then the decedents...
Wow lots of eye candy on this thread! Nice additions!
Good thing they are staying anonymous although I bet it is for legal reasons! I'm sure if their identities got out the descendant's of the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Have been wanting one of these for a while!
I agree, this is the most likely explanation. I've never seen any deals at these types of auctions. What type of mint products Tim?
Neat clashing! I'll say AU-55 on the grade.
AU-Details. Still a nice coin but it has some problems in my opinion. One of the highest mintages in the series.
Unfortunately on most of the extremely common stuff you have listed you would be better throwing the price guide out the window. This most of this...
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