Capped bust halves, hands down. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My grade? EF-45 details, scratched. TPG grade? AU-53
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This. I find that many collectors of modern (post-1600) coins feel obligated to pursue a set of some kind because that is simply how modern coins...
If I wanted it, the going rate on eBay/Heritage/Great Collections.
That “coin” is fake. That’s why it looks weird.
F15
From what I have read in the ANA-sponsored grading book, “whizzing” is using a high-RPM tool with a brush at the end to alter the surface and...
That’s my strategy!!! :D
I once saw a whizzed coin where the surface melted and started to bubble.
That is diagnostic of whizzed surfaces. Notice how “spead out” the “luster” is.
I guess you missed the fancy mustache and the top hat. ;)
It was hard to pass this up for $5. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
VF-25
This is is the crack I see: [ATTACH]
I meant S-193 originally. S-194 was a typo. @C-B-D There is a die crack between UN in UNITED. That is diagnostic for reverse F.
Looking at the breaks on this piece, they have the same texture as the others in this lot. The patina on the breaks has all three of the...
Excellent suggestion! I hadn’t thought of this. Looking at the breaks, the characters are obviously part of the coin (as in not another layer of...
I excluded it because I was not really familiar with the style. But seeing how my analysis was based on metal appearance and patina, I really...
About a year ago, I purchased a lot of many fragmented early round Chinese coins. The dealer advertised them as being likely fake, but I took the...
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