Thanks. The wag in me thought it might mean "Questionable Authenticity".
Saw this sticker on a PCGS coin offered at auction. I assume it means "Quality Assured" or some such. No mention of it is made on the PCGS...
Agreed.
Yes, I have that site bookmarked and used it.
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Not having the knowledge, experience or skill with Bust Half Dollars that some members possess, I took @okbustchaser's determination of O-112 and...
I wasn't sure about it because the obverse didn't look like a 108, Star 13 too far from the hair curl was the cause of my uncertainty. I'll go...
Doh! Here they are. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm not that experienced in attributing Capped Bust Half Dollars but I do have two of the Overton books and have used the on-line references....
I stand corrected in a puddle of own effluvium. Thanks for the education.
Well, it matches Obverse 4 and Reverse E for the proper die marriage. But the mouth looks a little odd to me - maybe too "smiley". OTOH, the...
BTW, I checked the slab number and it shows up in NGC's database under the details category. So, why didn't they just say "Details" on the slab?...
OK, just to be ultra technical about it, NGC's list of details designations does not include "Shipwreck Effect", a term I could find nowhere on...
I know that. You know that. Most of the people on this Forum know that. But it's an implied grade, not an explicit statement of condition....
I agree that we should not want to lose the history of these coins but it would be appropriate, IMHO, to label them "Details" in addition to...
That's worth taking the effort to get some good photos and posting them here. With good photos, a number of us can offer opinions on grade, and...
Here's a couple that I got as a kid, lo these many decades ago. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coins. I won't try to attribute the cent - I hate trying to attribute these late date half and large cents. I've attributed the half dime...
"Shipwreck Effect" is just another way of saying details. Even the nice ones are obviously affected by the saltwater corrosion. But it's a...
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