67. Wonder if some discoloration on obverse shows more than in the photo and held the coin back to a 66, but I guessed it didn't.
FWIW, I grade these coins in about 5 seconds, looking only at the obverse, and I move back about 5' from the monitor.
My vote: Crack that sucker and fill the Dansco.
The coin got here today. It was packaged in a regular envelope with regular stamp. The coin was inside a 2x2 inside a small piece of cardboard...
Putting it in a sealed container (like a ziplock or tupperware) will greatly enahnce the life of silica (i.e. the amount of time until it needs to...
Well said, Lehigh. Our impression of the coin's past is the same -- although I might change "cleaned' to "dipped" in the case of this coin, as I...
p.s. Like GDJMSP, I would likely forget about it. But you asked... :)
If I were dead set, I'd get a bottle of E-z-est and dilute 3:1 with water: http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/e-z-est-speedip-10-ounce.html...
p.s. wonderful pics, BTW.
$2000, and quite an odd toning pattern.
Shane, You STOLE that coin @ $585! Just goes to show that crappy e-bay photos are a cherrypicker's best friend....Mike
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lol still not here yet. hopefully today....
Pretty darn good! The first shot is very, very nice. The second shot need a bit of light tweaking to even out the light and show the luster a...
Welcome to the reality of the coin game. The only way to get near Numismedia/PCGS values will be to sell it to another collector. Your story...
If you're going to sell it, I would try and cross it to PCGS. I suspect a big jump in sale price if you do.
Weak strike, strong luster, clean fields. 64 BN.
Freakishly weak strike. I should probably not vote because after staring at the coin I can't make up my mind.... But what the heck, I'll guess 63.
For such a rare coin, there sure have been a lot to surface over the past year or two..... Snide comments aside, it's a really cool coin &...
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