If I understand the question correctly, it's asking if the coin struck from spark erosion dies will exhibit the metal flow lines typical of...
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Since there is so much variety in people's collecting interests, there is a huge variance in collector's tolerance for details coins, along with...
I would dearly love to see some much better photos of this coin.
I also thought all the dates were a little mushy. Here's a blowup of the date on a MS-67 taken from PCGS Coin Facts. This looks sharper than the...
I think A, B and C are fake and voted so. On A and B, the tip of the 9s does not extend far enough below the 1s. On A, B and C, the top of the 5...
I also am very fond of the Isabella. But I have to be the contrarian on the grade of this coin as visible from the photos. I think it's not...
Very much sympathize with your situation. OK, let's take a stab at answering your question without me having to do a bunch of EBay research. I'm...
I think it's got about VF-30 sharpness but I'd net it at VF-25. I also think it's been cleaned. Is it worth submitting? I'd say it's on the...
Too much light coming in from the upper right. Get a better balance from your light sources so that one source doesn't overpower it. There is...
I would just like to say a big 'DOH!". I took another look at the label on the Fugio and it says 4-E right on it. What a doofus!
I have to say that "coin collecting" and "investing" are mutually exclusive terms for most of us. Not to say that there aren't exceptions,...
@kanga, your quite nice Fugio looks to be the Newman 4-E variety (Also known as W-6685). Rarity URS-10 (250 to 499 known). Here's a photo of the...
I agree. It's almost but not quite there. Neat coin.
For most of us, and for most of the coins we would like to obtain, it isn't a good financial strategy to bid a price that is significantly greater...
I don't think there is enough credible evidence to definitively support either method, i.e. going big early or late. I tend to go late on the...
I really like the look of that half eagle.
I would gladly pay $50 for it. I don't want it or need it but it is easily worth a measly $50 and it would join a small pack of other mongrel...
Most folks subscribe to the 1857 and earlier description, that being the last date that large cents and half cents were minted.
I'm not familiar enough with the Overton varieties to know if this one is noted for weak strikes or worn dies but I don't think this coin is...
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