Yes, I agree with the above. However, my suggestion besides ditching the bag(s) they came in is to soak for about an hour in regular rubbing...
Yes, that is quite likely. They are very hard to see in hand but think they may be planchet prep lines - regardless I don't like coins mucked...
[ATTACH] Thanks for that..... Here is a better picture in slab - looks a bit better
[ATTACH] Thanks for that..... Here is a better picture in slab - looks a bit better [ATTACH]
Ah, will check on that tomorrow, got that one locked away...LOL
Here are the current pictures of a coin I bought in about 2004 in an OGH PCGS slab since. I believe it has most likely been puttied and has...
I am an avid collector of GB coins though mostly predecimal. They really have been making so many different types of coins these days that many of...
I recently saw and MS65 go for not much more than this one. For some reason, interest has gone down generally and possibly because people want the...
Very, very nice! This is one of those coins with a design that you could take a photo of, blow it up and frame it.
Yes, a nice compromise between presentation and price! I too really like the Semeuse designs in silver 50c, 1F and 2F sizes. Although the later...
Here is a coin fairly scarce in higher grades but seemingly of less interest in recent times: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] And here is a nice and scarce to rare coin:
In hand, I thought 53. If they graded it with a different scale for rarity like some US coins, maybe 55 (too high IMHO). Not really that big of a...
Not your average 1966E shilling: [ATTACH]
I agree with you JM, but it did not reach that level. In hand there is considerable lustre but light wear over generally soft strike. In fact it...
Waterbird specimen not up to this and now that was 13 years ago! Rob, do you have pictures of the '99 sale currency 1854? or 1863?
All good points except this is the "glamour" PCGS photo so a bit of license there I suppose, and the coin does have brownish toning in hand. Also...
And here you go, the obverse is softly struck as can be seen (on the other hand possibly the best I’ve seen): [ATTACH]
Ha, you are no slow study. I am making a point and will show the obverse in a couple of hours....
This coin is a notorious rarity of the Victorian silver currency series and if a USA coin might be a 5 to 6 figure coin. So the coin was issued...
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