Unnatural luster is a dead giveaway, coins that are over 100 years old do not usually look "blast white" with a dullish finish.
Wow, that thing is ate up!!!
that is so sweet its scary
hmm, it begs the question, how many 09-s vdbs are in that empire state building I'm going to have to sift through
I was just reading the 100 greatest us coins, but make daily forays into Breens's Complete encyclopedia of ... you know the rest. I couldn't live...
nice finds
funny
whenever i see detritus around the mint mark I always assume the worst unless its got a TPG
beautiful strike and texture, but I agree with GD the scratches on the neck will limit the grade it can acheive. I think the coin is an MS-65 FSB.
King Kamehameha I is inappropriate because if you go over to hawaii, and talk to the "real" hawaiians (real in quotes because they still haven't...
every proof set from 1996 to present, incl 4 2001's i bought as an investment (ka-ching, got lucky there) and then random ones from the 80' and...
scam scam scam, went to toolhaus to llok at the negs, all auctions were private so I couldn't even see what they were all so peeved about, but it...
I wouldn't say they were being rude outright, but possibly just were having a bad day and you got a dose of it
Pci Ms-64
Thats ahard lesson to learn
I prefer danscos personally, just because the lighter color of the album suits the coins better, IMHO
it's a looker all right
It's nice but I'm going to defer to bonedigger on the grade cause the bust halves aren't my specialty
heck, I like cointalk more than coin world
Ideally you'd like to have the envelopes, in pretty good condition
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