Yep. Enviro damage, I'm afraid. It likely spent some time in or on the ground. I find 'em with this look when I'm out detecting. Sometimes...
You didn't ruin it. It's been handled aplenty over 150 years. One more set of fingerprints ain't gonna cause that much damage, though obviously...
I've never had an older MS68 or MS69 coin. Most of my modern stuff (where I've had 68- or 69-graded coins) has been proofs, so PR68 or PR69 (and...
Looks OK to me, but what I know about Confederate currency is roughly equivalent to my ability to play the piano. (Hint: I can't even play...
Wow, and that's the "least" one on your Top Ten list? Twelve years stalking your quarry before you bagged it? That's quite the hunting prowess!...
US coins? I primarily use Numismedia, though I usually cross-reference that with the PCGS priceguide and the Red Book. For World Coins, I...
Dear Secret Saturnalia designee from Canada- I'm hoping my shipment reaches you soon. I'm terribly sorry for launching it so late in the game....
Nice. I think the grades are realistic. The coins look great in the TrueViews.
Wow, wow, WOW! I hit the "like" button at least three times, but it only counted once. And to dig it yourself just makes it all the more...
Sad news about Rich Hartzog, if true. I never did any business with him, but knew of his reputation in exonumia.
Exactly! Did its job in commerce, instead of spending a century in a vault and remaining all lustrous and Mint State. Don't get me wrong- MS...
Get better. :( Ladymarcovan has the flu.
Looks like your biggish mystery coin is a brass 200-cash coin of the Chinese Republic, circa 1920s. I'm not terribly up to speed on this stuff,...
Well worn, yes, but exactly the look I want. I'm not after lustrous MS Morgans. I want nice original grey circulated pieces with this CircCam...
Check it out. The groovy CircCam 1900-O Morgan you sent me just officially launched my Dansco #7172 album. :) I put the Ikes I got from...
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Did I detect a subtle Steely Dan reference * in that first sentence? ;) I have a table with a finish that looks just like that.
Good question. I've just been too bedazzled by silver and gold, I suppose. Or distracted by too much other stuff. (2017 saw me slide a bit...
@NLL- Sorry- it looks like maybe I goofed and forgot to give you a number in the drawing. Wouldn't have made a difference in this case, though,...
And it was a purdy one, too. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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