For those not familiar with the series, the B5 is the same as the BB-27. The "B" designation is for Milferd H. Bolender who in 1950 updated the...
Yes, this is a dollar, not a half dollar. I assume the OP is contemplating buying this coin so my comments are addressed primarily around that...
Ah, I see now. The OP never owned this coin and was using us to determine if he should buy it while misleading us to believe that he needed...
I think it should go back to NGC becaue: IF it's PVC, then they originally slabbed it straight-graded and missed it. I would think the OP has...
Nice. I want one, just haven't found the right one yet.
We still dont know if the "green stuff" was on the coin when it was slabbed or developed post-slabbing. Was it there when @MIGuy bought the coin?...
64 edging into 65
65. Super looking coin. Might go to 66.
More information, please. It's slabbed by NGC. Did it straight-grade? Your OP implies it did. Did it look this way when it was slabbed or did...
Thanks. Informative answers.
Since you said "comparison" I assume that the mushy coin in the top photo is the counterfeit and the sharper coin in the lower photo is the...
That was interesting AND educational, two things that don't always coincide. Thanks.
I've never done what you're proposing. I don't see using traditional machine tools for the upsetting function. It would be extremely awkward to...
A nice 1857 Die Marriage OC-2, R-3, Obverse 1 and Reverse B. Both dies are Die State 1 which preceded a die polishing. I have attached some...
I had the same thoughts about it being a proof but I decided that a proof die was not going to deteriorate enough to allow the obverse rim cud or...
MS 64 RB
I'm with the 58s. I think I see luster breaks on the obverse but I can't see any on the reverse. Very attractive coin despite hits in right...
Agree. The LM-3, R-1.
Nice coin and graded appropriately. As with all grading, there is some wiggle room depending upon who is looking. A generous viewer might call...
Yes
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