I have never understood the desire of collectors of these pieces to accept obvious defects that would relegate any other coin to the realm of a...
AU55 to AU58
In my experience, it is hard to sell the war year Mercs without full bands no matter how nice they are. Due to the prevalence of full bands for...
MS66 both
I am assuming that the raised area on the reverse that spears the first "S" in STATES is a minor strike through error. Is there any premium...
So what is going on between "STATES" & "OF" on this Jefferson Nickel? Lamination? Cud? Die Gouge? PMD? [img] [img] Any help regarding...
A couple toners from my old collection, I really miss these coins. [img] [img]
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I have one of these at NGC for grading right now, it was in a PCGS MS64 holder. [IMG] Polar bears are my favorite.
I plucked this coin from a Whitman folder and noticed that the mintmark looked funny, so I went to compare it to all the RPMs at Wexler and...
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I wouldn't go that far, PCGS Price Guide for a 1964 MS65 FS is $200, but in the grade of the OPs coin, you are right, it wouldn't increase the...
I have never seen a haze or film on my coins, but I have experienced a change in toning on several of my coins, which fits in the broader topic of...
I think if you asked most collectors that question, they would say that dark toning should limit the grade of the coin. My experience with TPG...
I don't think it matters. Here is an MS67 that I found in an old fatty holder with near terminal rim toning on both sides, complimented by...
I had this coin at MS67 in the other threads, and while it is possible that this coin turned in the holder, my guess is that it was graded like...
As I stated in the "under $50" thread, this could easily be an MS67. NGC loved the crusty super clean war nickels back in the "old fatty" days of...
That could easily be an MS67, NGC loved crusty toned war nickels with clean surfaces back in the "old fatty" days.
My first thought was a pitted die which is usually more localized than die wear, but since that wasn't an option, and I don't know if this same...
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