Reverse appears to me to be weakly struck. I'm not a fan of split grades, so I'll label it VF 35 and grade it $125.
What do the other sides of the medals look like?
FWIW, the coin posted by the OP (and also by EEW) appears to me to have been cleaned with a soap like MS-70. The application thereof (and the...
p.s. I like all your NEWPS. I liked the barber dime the most.
Those were the two toughest holes for me to fill. I got the trade dollar not that long ago, and I still haven't found a nice, uncleaned seated...
Yeah, it's quite an eye opener when you show the full-slab shots and the coin looks BN, yet the photos suggests RB. Ya' got me on this one,...
Take a look at the two examples from Reiver (65 and 58, linked in post #12 above) and tell me what you think. I'm no expert either, and I welcome...
FWIW, Grellman does not mention die rust on this variety. He also does not mention any prior or subsequent use of the reverse die. Heritage...
RLM, I believe you are incorrect and it is as I described it, but I double-check the coin, my reference books, and will also check other N-9's to...
I like it.
p.s. The "hit" under the bow is not a hit, it's a planchet defect, IMO.
The scratches are old, and do not stand out in-hand. The color on both sides is consistent. However, like all large cents, the obverse luster...
OK, you should know the drill by now... Please guess what PCGS graded this coin (or, if it didn't grade it, why): [img][img] I purchased...
PCGS graded the coin 55.....this time. They graded it 58 the last time. So much for gradeflation. ;) FWIW, the PCGS price guide for the coin...
That's quite a cud.
64rd
64 RD here too. I always wonder how PCGS is going to handle coins with light carbon like this one.
If I may be so bold as to speak for Conder, but that's precisely what he's suggesting. It does have some value for it's details. It is, however,...
This coin scared me. lol
It is indeed. But again, they're crazy tight, and PCGS really wants blazing luster on a 67. I wonder if the lapped die hasn't held down the...
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