I could never quite understand it myself. I thought it looked better than a 61. And i don't think it's a slider but maybe some here can read it...
Not that I can determine. It's a low-grade coin and it's not a rare die marriage or die state. Unless I am way off in my attribution, and I...
The following is long-winded and I apologize in advance for the esoterica regarding the attribution and die state of this half-dime. @Paddy54,...
@Paddy54, I also use that website in conjunction with the much older LM book. I make the OP's LM-4 to be the LM-4.1 die remarriage although it...
That's a quite nice Lafayette. Here's mine graded MS-61 by ANACS. [ATTACH]
Thanks for the correction. I never noticed it since I don't buy raw coins as a general rule and almost everything I bid on is more or less...
The first one is an LM-4, R-2, pretty common. At first I thought it might be the LM-6 which is an R-6, quite rare but it's not. A $125 cost...
It would just be heart-breaking to present a list of stolen coins to the authorities and to then have your claims disbelieved. Yes, better safe...
While recording the cited information is essential, that information is not sufficient. Many investigating authorities such as police, insurance...
The OP's coin matches the Ryder 1-D die marriage, a pretty common variety. So, it's most likely genuine. But it is a damaged coin and is not...
66-RB is my grade but I confess to being a bit conservative. With modern grading, I can see it as a 66RB with CAC or as a 67 RB with no bean....
Welcome to the wonderful world of coin collecting. The Winged Liberty (popularly known as the Mercury Dime, despite the fact that the god...
I am assuming that the second quote is a response to the first so I am replying in that vein. There has never to my knowledge been anything to...
Both Red Book's and Greysheet's only listing for the 1853-D and 1854-D is called "Large D". Why do they do that if there is only one size of D?...
Not only are there lots of them, but there are a few real stoppers and some semi-stoppers, particularly in high AU and MS grades. That's exactly...
Well, there are coins with details I wouldn't touch with a 50 foot pole. And then, there are coins with details that I would definitely consider....
I like how you made them all O mint, except for the 1873 and 1891 when the N.O. mint wasn't making dimes. But I don't know why you didn't pick a...
It depends entirely upon what your collecting goals might be. If you want an absolutely pristine, premium coin with fantastic strike, grade and...
Some from my type collection. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
They got the grade right. 0.500 is a good batting average in baseball.
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