The second coin looks much more original to my eye. I like that one (and still think it looks more like an XF coin rather than an AU one, sorry....
:)
You'll get no argument from me on these points. I agree. That's not what I'm saying at all. However, in the end a coin is worth what someone...
It's not a gouge, per-se. It looks like a reeding mark where another coin has impacted this one. That said, it does bother me primarily because...
Now THAT makes a great deal more sense -- happened inside the press with much more weight behind it than the die itself.
Sometimes with coated steel, the underlying steel will start to corrode, causing the plating to buckle. Same thing happens with aluminum....
Hmmm.... That does make some sense.... But I keep coming back to die steel isn't that malleable to begin with (or at least I thought it wasn't),...
I saw that post too. The die must have been fairly heavy for its impact to impare die steel, and quite frankly I have trouble believing it could...
Neat coin, thanks for sharing!
Here's another thought, though.... The best collections are rarely/never put together for price guide numbers. Good coins almost always are...
I agree with you. There will always be "aberrations" -- both high and low -- when it comes to pricing coins, and this is one of the dangerous...
Welcome!
I suspect my ego will survive. :)
Please do, when you get around to it. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the class. Thanks in advance...MIke
Thank you for passing along this info.
I won't disagree, but will suggest that grading from pictures is a crapshoot to begin with.
The leading edge of the right wing (leftmost in the picture) is lacking some feather detail. I'd rather not spend the time to edit the photo,...
The fact that three experts and a finalizer, all with more experience than all of us (save parhaps Mark) combined in grading coins, have all seen...
I acknowledge there's a different grading standard, but that's not the point. The point is that we should look at the coin itself, not the grade...
Your pictures are coming along nicely. I would suggest that you move your first light to roughly 10:30 on the coin, and add a second light at...
Separate names with a comma.
