I've found the discussion my post initiated to be both illuminating and entertaining. But so far, other than @Paddy54's estimate of 62/63, no one...
I appreciate everyone contributing to the discussion. Your comments have helped me to decide on the path forward, which is to replace this coin...
No need to apologize for doing what I asked, which is to give your opinion. After all, I had my doubts about the coin to begin with.
A distinct possibility-although I have a lot of difficulty discerning that myself. I've looked at a lot of coins in slabs that have been whizzed...
I could use some help with grading my 1855 3-Cent Silver. I picked up this raw example a few years ago at a local coin show for my type set. I...
I'll be an outlier and call it 60. The obverse is weakly struck, not worn with a rim ding at K12. The lack of a rim is not wear since the amount...
Well, they are out there. I just ran across this at last summer's FUN show. Saw it and snapped it up even though I wasn't specifically looking...
I think I've told this story here before so at the risk of redundancy, here goes again. Early in my coin collecting I was attending the FUN show...
Found the OP's posted coin. I won't spoil his reveal. Here's my 1795. Not as nice @johnmilton's but then very few of us have any coins as nice...
This is the late die state version of the LM-10 with the obverse cud. One of the "common" die marriages at R-3. According to Logan-McCloskey...
Very nice. I've been looking for a ND half for some time now in the VF-30 to EF-45 range. Pretty elusive and when found are quite pricey. Yours...
Paddy, you give me far too much credit. I have found nothing makes one more humble than being allowed to be around genuine experts in any field....
I just discovered that PCGS has made available on their website the first volume of Bowers' work on silver dollars and trade dollars. Volume 1...
All the talk on CT recently on Trade Dollars brought home my ignorance on this issue. Plus, I won a $20 gift certificate for any numismatic...
Very nice looking coin.
Three more. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I really like the 19th century proofs. Unlike some, I don't have any aversion to including them in my type and date sets. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I've noticed a significant loosening of TPG grading standards for the 1877 IHC. They give this key date a pass on conditions that would result in...
PCGS lists the 92-O at 203 in MS-61 and the 93-O at 148 in MS-61. That's in line with the CAC population report shown below: Fewer 93-Os than...
Here's my 1854 Arrows quarter. Raw coin that I graded AU-58 but that's decidedly arguable. [ATTACH]
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