It doesn't. That's the point. The Sheldon scale starts at 1 (the so called "basal" state). The only lower grade it could possibly have is 0,...
You're safe unless you're made out of styrofoam or you try to take a bath in it. :P
I'm not so sure. Is the date easier to make out in hand? Looks overgraded to me. :P BTW, I am not-so-secretly on the hunt for the ugliest ACG...
Now that's not something you see every day. Great coin!
There are 5 1883 V nickels on eBay in MS 65 or better right now. They're pretty readily available if you want to pay the money for them.
I think it is genuine as well. Does the 207 rulers include empresses and caesars who never became augusti as well? If so, how many of the 207...
I would never have guessed that was a fourrée. Neat coin. :)
That sounds like the last day of pretty much every show I've been to. People start packing up around 2 or so. The bright side is you can...
OP pictures are better than the median eBay seller already. They look a little overexposed, but overall not a bad first attempt.
That is a really impressive performance for VerdiCare. Acetone is totally safe as long as you are careful about open flames, and you're not made...
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Sounds like the voice of experience talking. :P
It doesn't have the markers for the 42/1 D, either.
Nope. Looks like a little strike doubling or die deterioration is all.
You may have a winner. The only question in my mind is whether there's a small nick in the steps between the first and second columns.
Unable to tell from that pic, but it is certainly well struck.
Lol. I have a clad Kennedy at home that looks worse than this one. I bought it on purpose to show new collectors what bad AT looks like.
Blowtorch job, IMO.
Aha! You're the culprit! I had that coin in my VCoins watch list. :P
I'm surprised he didn't start out with "Friends, Romans, countrymen...." :P
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