but it has "hidden drawers on the back"! How can you say "no" to that?! ;-)
Do either NGC or PCGS allow you to submit coins at Coin Shows?
@tara lindsey , you might get a better response by starting a separate thread. From what little I know, evidence of a "vise job" would be...
That's one of the things I appreciate about collectors of ancient coins. Six replies to a thread about a "man-headed bull" and, so far, not one...
I dunno. I Googled it and found this: http://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11011 Edit: the first pictures are not your coin, but a...
Like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/272207995829
Touché, mon frère. Your coin has more history... quite a bit more! I'm just working on a U.S. Type set so the D.B.D. gets a bump in that regard.
$1300 plus buyer's fee? Wow... I want one, but not *that* badly. I'll keep the draped bust U.S. dollar in it's "wish list" spot for now ;-)...
PCGS graded it AU58 and CAC gave it a green sticker. @SuperDave, he has it priced at $500 which is, I believe, MS money?
Here are PCGS TrueView photos: http://www.pcgs.com/cert/80813797 It is in a PCGS Secure holder as well.
Thanks for the input. FWIW, it has a Green CAC sticker ("solid for the grade"). I'll post the given grade if a few more people post their opinions.
This coin was brought to my attention by @micbraun (thanks again!). It's a beauty of a strike! However, the seller does not agree with either PCGS...
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FWIW, I had a bank give me a coin back before because it was so far gone ;-)
I guess the "Wayback Machine" wouldn't help? https://archive.org/web/
It looks like a smaller coin with 'Elizabeth II' was squeezed in a vice onto this coin? Hence the letters are backwards...
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Could you take some alternate shots of the obverse? Especially the right-hand field above "In God We Trust"?
What would local coin shops, or dealers at shows, pay for a common-date MS65?
Where the heck are you guys finding MS62-MS63 "closer to melt"? Must be local coin shops, coin shows, or eBay...?
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