My first thought also. Yeah, they look like the surfaces are altered somehow, but he may just not know how to take photos.
There are a few bust halves out there with plus grades though....
Old thread, but good info can be found by searching. Yes, the high relief dollars were made at Philadelphia (no mint mark). Welcome to CT!
Green sticker on the CBH.
Polished. A whizzed coin will have an unnatural luster that I'm not seeing here.
How about 64+?
Nice 66. Yes to a green sticker.
I'd like it better without a couple of those deeper marks on the cheek. But I'll guess it nabbed a green bean.
Late, but I was gonna vote yes to a green sticker on the Saint.
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[ATTACH] These may not be the best for pleasure viewing, but my middle aged eyes like these for spotting problems. They are bright. Also you can...
The dealer said he'd had it for too long, we traded straight across for a cleaned F+ bust half. I don't think it was a great deal but I'm happy.
Nice 65 on the Oregon Trail. Yes to a green sticker.
Thanks for the input. The dealer called it a VF, I am glad others agree. @Hookman is correct. I just thought it was dirt when I bought it, but...
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[ATTACH] So I went to a small show on Saturday with an itch to swap a coin I didn't like for something. Looked at a fair amount of bust coinage...
That thought had crossed my mind, but I know next to nothing about such. I'm thinking usually a dropped letter on the obverse would come from the...
Voting 50, I agree with @Publius2 's comments. I tend to be too low on CBH's in this range so I'm bumping it up a bit.
And yet, could we treat new posters with an extra effort in regards to respect and courtesy? A word of welcome? Instead of bluntly telling them...
Why would it be illegal to spend as a 25 cent piece, provided the larger piece is a government issued coin?
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