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Graded PO1 by me (one of my two pocket pieces) . . . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here's the other, but it's not PO1 . . . NOT YET! [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Uncirculated coins are graded based not on how much they have been worn, but on how well they were struck, while circulated coins are graded based...
Those raised marks appear in areas of the devices as well. My guess is the die rusted due to improper storage.
Looks normal to me. If you were thinking it's a casting, I don't believe so.
Clashed reverse is right. Cool coin.
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You're right, but I'm glad these are not my coins . . . I've been left holding the bag before, both when using Postal insurance, and when using...
Postal workers understand everything about the delivery process, and thieves smart enough to pass the postal exam are not dullards. The...
You both seem to have the wrong impression . . . these were not my coins. I just pointed out someone else's loss.
Below is an announcement from the NCIC . . . Doubtless the package was addressed to one of the many major US gold dealers in Newport Beach, and...
At the opposite end of the "What the heck are you thinking, ANACS?" spectrum . . . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Needless to say, I'll be...
You selected perhaps the very best set you could to clean . . . anything else would have been a more expensive lesson. Live and learn . . .
This is such a great thread . . . I've been poking around a bit, and realize I'll miss too much unless I read the whole thing from beginning to...
Beautiful plot of land . . . don't sell that either.
I've been going to the Winter FUN Show since about 1990, and it has always been worth my money and my time, even traveling from NH. There's no...
Sort of like a scratch ticket, eh?
The coin retains AU details, but lacks sufficient luster to attain that grade. Those two facts taken together lead me to believe the coin is cleaned.
Unlike an increase in fixed dollars to keep pace with inflation, this is an increase in the percentage taken off the top, sort of like the...
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