Great catch at a great price!
A lot of very intriguing opinions, for which I am grateful. Even though this is not an official GTG event, the tabulation of opinions is: Grade:...
Not my area, but I'll say Yes to the bean. This nickel is gorgeous. On a related note, this coin appears to be weakly-struck. I don't know if...
I have been learning how to photograph coins (a long way to go) and have generally been reluctant to post-edit much since I have been mostly...
I'm not knowledgeable on this series, but according to my Whitman's Guide Book of Liberty Seated Silver Coins, this would the Type II reverse with...
With these photographs telling us nothing about luster, we have to rely exclusively on wear plus what little we can deduce about luster breaks on...
I've had this Eagle for a while now. Bought it raw from a trusted local dealer. I have always listed it as an AU-58. I recently checked it...
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on the The linked article explains most everything for the background of how the Sheldon grading scale came to be adopted. Thanks to...
I was looking to bid on a coin in a PCGS slab in an on-line auction from a major auction venue (not eBay) and the certification would not come up...
For some reason, my uncompleted post got sent (clumsy fingers?). Anyway, I think the seller is only mentioning the shallow N to support an...
I guess most everyone that's going to opine has done so. Here's the reveal: The 1908-S IHC PCGS MS-64BN did get a green bean. I think it's...
Sheldon was only working on the early coppers, primarily large cents. He wasn't in the least concerned about silver and gold as regards to his...
Great job. I'm happy it's working for you. Now, take a look at my question at the end of my post. How do we take the slab tag and "send it to...
OK, I'm up: Here's a 1908-S IHC, PCGS MS-64BN. I have included two sets of photos of the same coin. The first set (with the white background)...
Larry, I remember you showing me that coin at FUN and I recall being wowed by it.
Yeah, Sheldon's grading scale was devised solely to make his value algorithm produce the value numbers he was seeking. He wasn't really trying to...
Welcome to EAC, kanga. You will not regret it. If you don't have Bill Eckberg's book on half cents, you might consider it. It's great. Ads for...
Is it not true that once coin design and minting basics stabilized by the mid-1830s with the closed-collar process a major design criterion was...
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