Just damage, sorry.
VF20
I like the obv. side. The rev. side looks unattractive to me. I would grade it AU58.
Yeah, I was kind of noticing the"E" in Vtraque looks suspicious, along with some other features.
I agree, and I also obtained these sets, at least, up to 2009.
Carolus III is how they spelled Charles III. He was king of Spain at the time. "M" is the mint mark for Mexico city. There coins are generally...
This is good advice! Now that I have internet, I can search a wider range, so now, I am not such a compulsive buyer.
I also learned a lot of history during my coin collecting experiences. Every thing from classic Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium etc. That is what...
Thank you for directing me to Colonial coins in Ontario. I have been wanting to assemble a type set of Canadian coins circa 1870-1967 for quite...
I love them! Thank you for the great display!
You could be right. I am just making one observation. I don't know what else could have caused that. If you have an explanation, I would be...
Congratulations on your registry sets, especially the one's that are 100% complete. Thank you for exhibiting the data on them. This is what I...
Yeah, you are right. It is pretty far gone back there. Ha, ha! I have seen plenty of 1793, 94, and 95 U.S. cents with similar duo grades that were...
Interestingly, after reading your last post, I went back to my N. American coin reference and I did, in fact, find that .5288 oz. Canadian gold...
The probable reason the reverse is worse than obv. is likely it was in one of those old slide out cabinents. The rev. side of the coin was...
Personally, when ever I wanted a coin bad enough, I would not wait long to find the best example I could afford. I would just get what is...
Ha, ha! that is funny, and probably often true. I guess I would just personally be a little bit more polite about it, though, but that's just me....
Forgive my ignorance, but I didn't even know Canada made such a gold coin that year. I never saw it listed in any of my coin books. Sounds...
Well that could be true in rare cases, but we don't have to be offended when high rollers look down on our low ball sets. I still love my modest...
Wow! You are a 60 year collector?! I would love to see your collection! In that case, show it all off, baby!!! Ha, ha!
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