Yes - dirt does happen to raise eye appeal... particularly with circulated gold. Here's another one from the SDP that would most likely make some...
Furthermore Insider, Your platform of ignorance is exactly why there is a lot of lifeless dreck sitting in stale holders these days. 'dude
Well... New to me, like... by 2 days. ;) 'dude
I agree with Blissskr on this. 'dude
I can say which one should be MS-64... that would be #2. Whether PCGS called it that way could be a completely different thing. 'dude
Here's my 1806 HE for example. It was in an NGC AU-55 holder when I purchased it, now it's in a PCGS AU-50 holder, which I think is more...
Coin doctors... scourge of the hobby. 'dude
Hey Insider, Even those who "know what they're doing" can mess a perfectly good coin up. Dirt is good for old gold... those who are...
Based on the pics, it looks to have been vigorously dipped, but that could be the glare though. Bigger issue for me, is that I would question its...
If the OP wants to ruin the character and originality of that coin, then go ahead and conserve. That's a good way to turn an old gold coin with...
Here's something that's relatively new... [IMG] [IMG] 'dude
And that coin SHOULD NOT be conserved... leave it as is. Beautiful as such. 'dude
If the mark in the lower left obverse field doesn't preclude it from straight-grading, I think it'll go at least an AU-50. There's nothing out of...
I've always liked the color & skin on this one - [IMG] 'dude
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MS63 Brown, and a very attractive Large Cent.
Looks like a VF-35 to XF-40 to me, depending on how lenient PCGS was on the weak obverse strike. 'dude
Too many questions about the coin, its authenticity, and the seller. I'd pass on that one. 'dude
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Looks like a nice '45 to me. Too much wing wear for the '50 nod. 'dude
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