I can only assume that you are not very familiar with Flying eagle cents.
That's the second really beautiful coin that I've seen tonight. I agree with MS-66, but I wouldn't argue with MS-67 either.
I don't think it is a proof, but WOW that coin is beautiful. I give it a MS-65 PL+.
A properly cleaned coin is perfectly acceptable. A harshly cleaned coin should be thrown in the melting pot so that it could never offend the...
I would ask the dealer to have it authenticated, after all he sold it to you. I'm sure that they would want to stand behind what they sold to...
I don't think that I am a Doug minion, but I do mostly agree with him with regard to the use of acetone on coppers. For me, if it is simple quick...
That 45-S is spectacular, I love the green toning. Great pickup, that's a beautiful set.
DC wouldn't produce a coin like that, he does fantasy coins, not counterfeit coin. I still want one of his 64-D Peace dollars.
I've never bought from the magazines, but many of the dealers have been around for many years and are very respected. I wouldn't have any problem...
I use personal checks at our local show regularly. Of course I have been seeing the same group of dealers there for nearly thirty years, so it...
Usually, these "copper quarters" are the result of environmental damage (like being buried for a while) or plated. The weight of the coin would...
I'm with Detecto, AU details, cleaned. I think ANACS is the only service that does the VAM attribution anymore, but I could be wrong.
I find them all easy to grade if I have them in hand, but giving an accurate grade from an image for coins like early Washington quarters and...
They claim that it is removed from the holder and delivered to the grader as a raw coin. But I always crack mine out before I send them in...
Value not withstanding, I agree with his decision. A 1856 is an easy coin to find, the J-168 (original strike) is fairly tough to get.
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It looks like a captains medallion from a Mardi Gras crew, but I am not familiar with this one in particular. I don't believe it to be from a New...
The second looks like a nice original coin, The third coin has a juiced image. I would stay away from the third one simply because it is too hard...
You have to remember that they made millions of them and they are still very plentiful in high grades.
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