So you think you're good at attribution? I will give a large cent (no not one of these :kewl: ) to the first person to correctly attribute...
p.s. if you really want to make it difficult, try any date from 1852-1855.
Well, it's obviously a young head (aka head of '36). So therefore it can only be one of five varieties... N.7 (or N.17 a later die state), N.8,...
I'm on it.
p.p.s. if ever there was a series that calls out for a "fully struck" designation, this one is it. Finding a fully struck example is a real...
p.s. this kind of strike is not at all uncommon for the series. you may know that the design was changed to the IHC in part because of the...
This series, with its wildly varied strikes, seems to get many coins graded downward for a weak strike. I suspect this coin is a higher grade,...
Unless the coin is very weakly struck and/or a top-pop, you can for all accounts just about ignore strike when it comes to third party grading in...
Thank you for that information. This is the first I've heard of this phenomenon. Tell me, was there any paper product in the holder? Were coins...
I like the airtites because they are (a) proven, (b) you can see the edge of the coin much better, and (c) you can store them in a much smaller...
While I can't eliminate that the coin is AT, my sense is the coin is NT... ...and lest I remind some of our more vocal posters that beauty is in...
Luster and hits and eye appeal -- just like every other coin.
There is no "consumer driven established price" for toned coins of unkown grade -- thus my comment. And, yes, the inference is that if the coin...
p.s. unless the photo is WAY off, that coin ain't "dark". ;)
I suspect the coin has more luster in-hand and I would grade it AU 50.
p.p.s. The only person who can judge if the coin is worth $23 is YOU.
p.s. is the toning more blue in hand than the purple shown in the photo?
MS-70 is a coin cleaner which happens to produce an electric blue toning on copper -- but more prevalent on proofs than mint state coins, in my...
It looks like a coin that's been through the washing-machine to my eye (soap will give the same look), but I can't discount the MS-70 possibility...
The apocalypse is upon us. :eek: Head for the hills!!! ;) :D
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