That's a pretty coin, but I'm not liking the light halo around the devices seen mainly on the obverse. I hope they don't call this cleaning on...
I'M SO EXCITED!!!
I saw just about everything on the Acura stage, but that's about it. It's way too hard for me to get to the other stages between sets because of...
I was the sound guy for the finalizer at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans last year. Too bad he got rained out, but still cool to meet.
With such a massive price jump even at MS-60, I'd say it's definitely worth the crackout gamble, and $6,100 is a pretty good price for a 58....
No idea, I figured it could be identified by the artifact within and below the O of one cent. The best I can figure is 1848 N-18, but I have about...
You could do it at home pretty easily with common household products. There's more than a few YouTube videos showing how to do it.
MS-64
I couldn't find any images of my no cents, but here's the 83 with cents proof. The obverse scratch is on the slab. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Definitely a business strike. Though the stars are not always complete in proof strikes, they are always much sharper than business strikes. I...
I wouldn't buy the guy a beer, but his books are full of some pretty useful information.
Not that I'm aware, maybe they could use one of the old multi coin slabs to put it together. I have a felling they would charge a pretty penny...
Personal life aside, Breen did quite a bit for the hobby. Breen grade G PCGS estimate VG-8 Good idea for a GTG, I have a similar that I'll post...
I have no doubt that PCGS correctly identified it as a business strike, but 64 with that amount of hairlines seems overboard. That is, of course,...
Well I never...
A fingerprint on a proof coin would be pretty obvious immediately, but it could also be removed very easily. The ones shown early in the thread do...
PR-58
The results have already been posted.
Seeing the grade first is just a mere fraction of the spectacular and world changing coin grading formula.
I would try to identify the variety (if it is indeed a known variety) then see how much of a premium they may bring. I don't know these varieties...
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