I agree with the die polish crowd.
Thanks for the clarification! :)
QT. Could be AT, could be NT. We'll likely never know.
p.s. for those interested, here's a "shallow N" like the all 1877's have (and a few other years also share this die, including the 1871 pictured...
p.s. F-15 and XF 45 would be my grade guesses. The second coin may have claims to AU details-wise, but I wouldn't grade it that high because of a...
Nice coins, both of 'em. Really like the '20. Thanks for sharing... Mike
I believe the coins were redesigned because the type 2's didn't strike up well. Not really sure though....
No chance it's an 1877 business strike because the N isn't shallow on the reverse. [edited to add, I see Penny Lady beat me to the punch]
My advice: Listen to Lehigh's advice -- buy the book.
Perhaps if you will reconsider after realizing that a few posts down you also said the following: There's the inference. And by the way, are...
This brings up the thought.... Are there many prooflike IHCs? Oddly enough, I don't believe I've ever seen one, but I don't look at many IHCs...
Very nice strike on that one! I know very little of this series. Tell me, is this date commonly found struck this well?
This is one particular series even I think the TPGs overgrade. That said, I'd TPG details-grade the coin AU (to me, that's an XF coin), and net...
Some basic coin examination/grading tips... I found this post on "Some basic coin examination/grading tips..." interesting and have nominated it...
The ability of a rim nick to keep a coin out of a TPG holder is inversely proportional to the rarity of said coin, IMO...Mike
p.s. DGS has just such an online slab verification tool with pictures available here: http://www.dominiongrading.com/popreport.cfm and I would...
Only if you don't know how to spot two point over-graded coins.... People have been proclaiming the end of coin collecting because of...
30 because of an apparent lack of luster and lots of wear.
Are the lines incuse or excuse? The reason I ask is because the lines in the fields have the appearance of (excuse) die polish -- as made from...
Looks nice for a 61, but then again hairlines (which are typically what hold these coins back) often don't show in photographs. How are the...
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