No, that's not it. There are "lowball" registry sets now. People purposefully collect highly worn coins with the hope they grade very low so...
I'm not sure I follow you. Coin was graded MS64.
Congratulations! Sounds like you had a great time.
I get what your saying when it comes to die condition translating to surface luster, but I think even for a 64, the luster must be there, even if...
For those coins that do no merit an individual holder (2x2 or airtite), you might consider storing them in plastic coin tubes. You can visit...
But don't you feel luster is an element of the grade? I owned a very clean 1891-CC graded MS62. When I bought it, I was hoping there was more...
Disclaimer: I own stock in eBay. I view eBay as the worlds largest garage sale. You have to do some work to find the trusted sellers. I have...
Glad you resurrected this thread. It will be interesting to read our members stories. Mine is a 1878 8TF Morgan. This coin really got me hooked...
@lordmarcovan , I gave up hitting like on all the posts. I'll just say, you have a great eye and I really like them all. I also enjoy the "buy...
I won mine from Stack's. I still need to image it. It's much nicer than the 64 I own. Had to upgrade.
@C-B-D I just won a 1852 in MS65. I checked for the re-punched "1", no dice. Mine is not one of them.
It's too bad the pictures of the coin in the holder are blurry. I agree with the luster not being strong enough for a 65. I think it's graded...
1882 S MS66 by jpcienkus posted Mar 15, 2018 at 6:43 PM1882 S MS66 reverse by jpcienkus posted Mar 15, 2018 at 6:44 PM1886 MS64 by jpcienkus...
HA cropped photos. They are all very lusterous. The '78-CC looks much better in hand. 1884 O MS64 by jpcienkus posted Mar 15, 2018 at 6:44...
I don't really have a favorite. They are all very interesting to me. Here's one of my newer ones. 1881 S MS64 star by jpcienkus posted Jan 16,...
A few medals I won recently. Love Queen Victoria. That's a scratch on the holder (reverse) of the 1858 specimen. The Louis XIV medal was too...
This one's for my type set. I love the wear on this coin. 1806/5 VF25 O-102 by jpcienkus posted Mar 15, 2018 at 6:37 PM1806/5 VF25 O-102...
This one has great luster for a 64. The teal blue to teal green is very apparent when you have the coin on a slight angle. Head on, it's not...
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