Coin cabinets, while pretty, don’t offer any protection against fires.
This was exactly what I was going to do since I don’t have any Pans on coins.
If the entire surface of the coin has the same texture, even the edge, then the coin has been plated.
The glossy, orangish color indicates that the coin has been cleaned.
My go-to diagnostic is the leaf bunch below TRUST. If there is a well-defined fourth leaf on top, it is the Large Motto. If not, then it is the...
They are indeed the same coin, but the lighting setup used was different to bring out the luster
They are the exact same coin
This has all of the hallmarks of a cast replica
I was perusing through PCGS coinfacts, and noticed the following images. Can you spot the difference? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The bottom image was...
My favorite look is the PL-with-mint-frost fields like on your 1880. Pretty coins!
Oof. That’s why I never do no-reserve auctions on eBay
With GC photos, it is difficult to tell what are bagmarks and what are frost abrasions. My grading is still old school by rejecting + grades....
Well, in the Heritage archives, there was another PCGS MS-63 1796 quarter that sold for $40000 more over 3 years. Same coin. I really don’t...
I have no idea what you are trying to get at. Just a couple random points: A 1796 Dollar PCGS VF-25 sold for $1265 in 1993 ($2213.75 in 2019)....
20-25 years ago, high-end US coins were also much more affordable.
In the US market, there is still plenty of quality material in the low and middle budget ranges, slabbed or not. Likewise, there are still many...
Collectors wanting coins with good eye appeal, and collectors wanting the grades of the coins they are looking for skewed upwards (along with the...
That is a very nice Fugio
So, with that in mind, does that make them officially the first coins produced by the United States?
MS-65
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