I agree, looks very cleaned, but I think you paid the right price for it. To all of you who so unselfishly sacrifice for the greater good of so...
It looks AU to me, I think it got a pretty coin bump. Still very nice and would love to replace my ugly XF with it, but not for 4K.
Wow, slow news night I guess, but a really good educational thread. Nice recover. Still the ops coin did not have adjustment marks and the coin...
Grading is subjective as you know and I call it XF-45 based on thirty five years of collecting and as a former dealer in one of the largest firms...
This is my proof half cent for comparison. It's in a holder now, but I can tell you that the edge of the large cent has a more squared off rim...
Well I'm not holding my breath that it's a proof @harris498, but it does have the classic telltale signs that I would look for. Either way, its...
Wish someone would have told me that last week.
This is about the best I can muster at the moment. I'll try to get some better images in the morning that would better show the color and luster....
Based on the detail of the obverse stars, it seems like a nice strike which would say that the weaknesses are wear. I'd call it XF-45 and don't...
Toning looks natural to me, I just don't like it all that much. The strike leaves a bit to be desired and would only consider it MS-63 due to the...
I recently purchased an 1846 large cent off of eBay to make an upgrade to the one in my album. It was particularly sharply struck AU. I received...
Killer score, I especially like the addition of the Vatican set. I've been collecting those for a while now.
I would say that the standards have swung from time to time, but disagree with the notion that the standards have been intentionally loosened. The...
I do it regularly, but that sort of comes with collecting early proof coins. Price guides are just really no help, you need to be aware of the...
Based on what I can see, it looks MS-66 though it's hard to say that with much confidence based on the obverse image. You should get that hair out...
Well that worked out for you.
I went to the Alamo years ago on a family vacation, but wouldn't mind seeing it again. This is a work trip, but I'm going to find some time to get...
Thanks guys, seems like I'm going to have plenty of spare time there.
Call it whatever you want, I could really care less, but cent is the correct term whether you want to admit it or not. The only reason I mentioned...
Yes, I consider them both incorrect, but fully realize that the words are used synonymously.
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