It’s also possible that the CAL. punch was used in a restraining collar so that it did not migrate.
We are both looking at very poor photos, which is the only definite here.
When I am in Greensboro, NC, I frequent Ashmore Rare Coins. I have a very good relationship with them, and they have always treated me fairly.
The online market is almost wholesale, and prices for common stuff has dropped precipitously as it is now seen as far more common than before....
I see the V.
I’d bet the consignor required a high starting bid. The market, however, was brutally honest about that valuation. There is a die pair with a...
That’s my go-to diagnostic
The two I honed in on were the second Jun (inscription style is incorrect) and the fifth coin in the first row (soft style and suspect patina)....
These fakes have only been made in the last 10 or so years. I’ll let the members deduce what that means. Look familiar? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is fake. The second 8 is in the wrong position (shows no 8/7, and does not touch the base of the bust), I see remnants of a spiked chin, and...
VF details, ED
My take is likely authentic (there is a divot arount the mintmatk) and UNC. I’d send it in for grading.
It has a lot of cartwheel for a proof
From whence did you get all of those?!?
I’m pretty sure a cursory glance at the coin would tell you more than you would ever want to know. Sight unseen from a price list would be a...
Around $10-20
That’s like me and my Huo Quans. I can’t get enough of them, and they are super cheap (~50¢ each)! [ATTACH]
I had these all pulled out, and I realized just how many I have. I’m gathering them to get a large sample size for a paper I will be writing in...
Is it possible that it is just overdipped, but the luster ridges were not completely eaten away?
Odd coin. Hmm...
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