This should not, and probably will not be treated as a minor stuck through by NGC, simply because it is on a coin intended for, and manufactured...
Look at all of the alphas and numerals . . .
This coin just barely caught my eye at lunchtime because I thought it looked very wrong. I know different dies sometimes can deliver subtle...
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Yes, I suspect that coin has been heated.
I've seen enough toned gold to know that it does indeed tarnish naturally, and even does so with only trace levels of other elements in the metal....
It's a keeper . . . especially on a 40% Ike. If submitted as an error, it almost certainly would get attributed, however, the cost of error...
Post mint damage . . . coin looks like it was squeezed in a vise.
AU55
That was a clamshell lamination that was "helped" by someone who didn't know it was better off left as-is.
This is not necessarily diagnostic of a fake. An absence of material from the planchet, such as flaking or a shallow delamination would cause...
Here's another fake quarter eagle. There are plenty of things to study on this "coin". I just noticed this one for the first time, and have no...
My perspective is that, for coins readily available from original rolls - mostly Morgan and Peace Dollars and minor silver coinage from 1916...
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Neat stuff!
If you want it badly enough, but want to assure yourself you will be happy after paying such a premium, ask him for a buy-back price.
Cameos are perhaps one of the most subjective of all areas of grading, as cameo contrast defines just that . . . a comparison of the depth of...
Such a comedian . . .
Looks perfectly normal to me.
The coin is in a PCGS holder. It looks like an AU55 to me, but I question whether it may have been called AT. In any case, I would chase a coin...
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