Gotta be an MS70 or even better! Heh. Coin doesn't look bad at all though.
It's a genuine 1882 S and those years from 1880-1882 were the most beautiful products the San Francisco mint had made to that date. The grading...
Yes. You said that. Neither have I. I still haven't and never expect to.
In particular, 1972 business strike cents seem to almost always have wide, flat, squared rims. Has anyone else ever noticed this? With my...
Very hard to tell from that picture. I'm curious. What's this about gold?
Most coin shops (as do I) have buckets of WWII era minor coins. Finding Gems can be a real challenge though. Have fun!
You paid $10 and if you spend $40 getting it graded, you know have $50 in it. You could probably buy a nice PCGS or NGC MS63 for about the same...
There are three reverse dies. Mea Culpa.
What is "cow-tailing"?
It might be on fire. Looks to me as if there is smoke all around. Could be my eyes; awful late in the day and just left coin club where we looked...
Magnified or not, It sure looks like a '23 to me! I have driven miles to estate auctions that listed 1928 dollars just to find that they are...
Leaving it for 45 years...... .....would you still consider it artificial? What time limit doesn't it take to be "real" toning?
I would say MS65 or a possible 66. I personally wouldn't grade it as the $40 or $50 Greysheet on it in 65 and 66 wouldn't justify the expense....
I have found that the Denver Mint quality on Kennedy's is far, far superior to the Philadelphia Mint.
VF30 or perhaps VF35. I am thinking cleaned too but they give a little slack on these. It all depends on if it has a market acceptable appearance.
I see the effect of die erosion but that's about it. There are several good books on mintage processes and error coins.
Ah, yes.
Post mint damage. If I can't describe what and where in the minting process something happened to screw-up a coin, I automatically look toward PMD.
......or just weakly struck in that area. No extra value. Keep looking!
Counter-brockage.
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