I always find coins I like in scuffed up slabs. NGC seems like the worst, like the plastic is softer or something. Maybe it's just me though.
I said 66+ not full steps
The slab is an absolute mess with scratches. The coin itself is scratch free. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I dont know. I know in their pictures they have it doesnt show it very well, but most weak D examples i have seen show the die wear on the O....
It is a die pair 2. L in Liberty butts up against the rim. WE is mushy while TRUST is sharp. Second 2 in date is sharper than the first 2. All...
Can't say I own a DPL, but I do have a PL. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow this was actually pretty neat. Fun game.
For off center strike Lincolns there are quite a few from 1964. Regardless, any off center error that exhibits the full date and mint mark are...
The MS 1910 is fascinating. It is the first real evidence that I have personally seen to suggest that Matte Proof dies went on to strike business...
@Hunting Rare let's have a little talk. I'm going to post a 1910 Lincoln cent that I purchased in an NGC slab graded MS65. This coin exhibited all...
Nah, it's just a small, dirty hand. Quite a lot of dirty hand pics in this thread to be honest:yack:
Ugh. I have seen this before with circulated early Lincolns. In my opinion op's coin is nothing more than a former encased cent. It wasnt uncommon...
I own a mechanic shop and I know not to work on European cars, usually... I work with both my hands and my wits
Haven't had one of these threads in awhile. Funny how CU argues about CAC and we argue about Carr pieces. Notice I said "pieces" not coins. What...
I haven't post an ancient in awhile. Here is my Faustina Jr Sestertius. This one is pictured in Wildwinds. [ATTACH]
I seem to have left that million bucks in my other pants...
I cant tell for sure due to the lighting in your pics but the surfaces do look off to me. If it straight grades it's MS63 or 64 at best. But...
I like how In God We Trust receives the criticism and publicity. I don't see Novus Ordo Seclorum, Annuit Coeptis, or even E Pluribus Unum receive...
I dont know what you said before you edited your words, and correct me if I am wrong, but didnt you live or once did, in the US Virgin Islands?...
My my, current political situations have us all about ready to burst at the seams dont they? Not hard for me to see who is who based on their...
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