I would not give a coin an "EAC grade" without looking at it in the copper. Commercially, it looks AU.
Looks like an AU to me. C-1 is the only variety of the year. It might be what they call a "chatter strike" in which there is a bit of die bounce....
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Do coins made of pure copper get bronze disease? They certainly do get raised greenish corrosion that LOOKS like bronze disease. Would the...
Nice coin for $29. Hard to guess the grade from those poor photos. XF-ish, probably. Not AU or UNC.
The second one is sharper. Which one most closely matches the color?
All of us who collect early copper have bought problem coins. As Conder101 says, there are many cases where problem coins are all you can get.
I once got rid of a coin because of its provenence. I got it in a trade, and I discovered that it had been owned previously by a guy who was a...
If you mean ONLY so I could have the pedigree, no. But I have bought several coins where the pedigree was a very important factor in selecting...
And type III 1804 dollars, 1884 and 1885 Trade dollars, etc.
In April I was lucky to have a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Philadelphia Mint. We spoke with the engravers at work, watched hubbing and...
OK. I didn't pick up on the sarcasm in your post. I get it now.
By definition the courts are correct? Dred Scott? Plessy? Bowers? Korematsu? Need I go on???
Do any of you really believe there is a difference between PF69 and 70 that anyone can identify?
Several EAC members have been pivotal in rooting out counterfeits. Not only coppers but also silver coins, including two slabbed Gobrecht dollars.
You know what you're talking about! Must be an EACer.
I hadn't looked at your reveal. I just looked at the photos and scrolled down to the bottom to respond. As to needing to be fluent in...
None resemble products of the US Mint. Not deceptive at all.
I was lucky to have the opportunity to watch proofs of these being struck at the Philadelphia Mint. The staff put great care into striking them...
You can also see the weak D.
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