Interesting, so awaiting higher-res pics.....you think the MS65 grade is OK. Interesting..... Besides a superb reverse, what could counter the...
I've got 2 of the 10, Miss Galore and Mr. Odd Job. :D Working on the rest.....:cigar: :p
Stuart Weitzman, the owner, is NOT a coin collector. He probably didn't even know about grading and encapsulation. He was probably told he...
If you hit the Obverse-only photo, you can see that the fields of the MS66 coin are pretty clean compared to the others. Coins 3, 5, 6, and 7...
I know, but they're the best photos I can find. Can't find anything close to the high-res Heritage pics you see. You can see if the coins have...
I've matched up the photos above with the close-up shots in Burdette's SAINTS book: #1......MS66 #2......MS64 #3......MS64 #4........
I haven't seen Heritage-quality photos of the Weitzman coin nor the L10. It does appear from the pics above that the fields on the L10 are pretty...
A book like FMTM is definitely not something a newbie or beginner should start off with -- difficult concepts, and a difficult read, too. I think...
Here are the Langbord 10. Details on the strike and appearance of each coin is discussed at length in Roger Burdette's SAINT GAUDENS DE book:...
I hope enough people comment in the journals and coin periodicals such that PCGS is forced to defend their grade. It's one coin, maybe it will...
No argument with any of your choices, Pub, I like 'em all and have some of them. Here are my 3 choices: (1) SAINT GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLES by...
Excellent points....you wonder if the rest of the 1933 Saints were out there if this coin would rate MS65. In PCGS' defense....if those marks on...
MS-63.
Most of the patterns for the Saints and Indian Heads stayed with higher-ups at the Philly Mint like Charles Barberg.
Huh....you're saying that all those were created for a few dealers ? I'm only familiar with the 1913 Liberty Nickels and I thought they were a...
Buy 'em both ! :D
Or The Avengers....:D
I hear they were planning to invade Egypt 5 or 6 years later and this Korean thing happened.....:D Imagine the frustration.... "Damn, we're...
They tried to get the coin back....but he was an ally in this little thing called World War II..... and they decided to prioritize defeating this...
Great story, Sal.......:D I was given Mint Sets and coin rolls in the 1970's for birthday and Christmas presents. When I overpaid one year's...
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