@bikergeek, with respect, the OP's coin is the LM-4 die marriage, Obverse 3 and Reverse Z, Rarity 1. I'm only collecting these by Red Book...
I think my expenditures for 2021 will go down by at least 20% for several reasons: - Big tax hit for me this year. - Some un-reimbursed medical...
Wouldn't the Details designation here be "Tooled"?
Solid 45.
Yes, indeed. Just had a mental infarction.
Actually, I agree with you more than you know. Which is why I said I have some uncertainty regarding scratches-on-coin vs. scratches-on-slab....
A bit of complexity to my answer. I voted AU-55. I think technical sharpness is AU-58 but I think the TPG knocked it for the old cleaning. Yes,...
This Variety 5, 1874 With Arrows completes my major variety half dollar type set. Just for background, the major Red Book varieties of LS half...
61, baggy, spotty, weak strike to me but I am no Peace Dollar expert.
I wonder what the turnover rate is at the TPGs? It would seem to me that the burn-out rate might be high. While I love looking at coins as a...
You are referring to the dentils. Coins in this era up to 1836 were struck in what are called open collars. Sometimes the blank planchet (or the...
I voted 55 in the poll because of the wear. I'll bet it has some nice luster to it. Could easily go 58 depending on the day but I can't see a MS...
Newest Type Set Addition. Extremely happy with this coin. My photos completely fail to capture the steely luster of this coin. [ATTACH]
Newest IHC, upgrade from a G-04. [ATTACH]
65, not FS
Randy, I don't know how you can reconcile your desire for a price point that corresponds to EF-40 or 45, a white coin, and the TPG guarantee of a...
I prefer the un-holed version. I like my donuts with holes, my coins without. But why not keep both? Put one in a flip and tape it into the...
What I gave you above is the Obverse and Reverse dies from Cohen and Demling. When I checked my Eckberg book I got a different set of die...
Exactly why I was hesitant to get too specific with a net grade. There just too many unknowns that the current photos don't even get close to...
If it were my coin, I would suspend it in my ultrasonic cleaner in water with detergent and give it a go. I have made soft collars (EPDM and...
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