I suspect the coin will bother you after plugging it . . . it's got a wonderful natural look that you'll never get back once the work is done.
Merely an analogue, in which both are oxidizing, and losing their appeal.
Nope . . . Would you pay the same for a week old sun-baked haddock as for one freshly caught an hour ago?
Scratchin' my head on this one . . .
Hey @charley . . . Who makes the best jammies?
High Quality leader would be @John Wright.
The coin looks mechanically altered to me. With the central details having been obliterated on both sides, I don't think it even gets to AU...
Awesome find . . . congratulations! Looks like it might be considered market acceptable. Definitely send it in to get the TPG to authenticate...
Way to go, Randy!
In a hoard that size, at the very least, I'd better find a pair of prescription eyeglasses and a bottle of Vizine . . .
Do you mean, "I was wondering if anyone here was used by one"?
You need a bigger hammer!
What makes you think GSA holders haven't been counterfeited?
The promoter was not at the show? Did it not occur to him to cancel the show, knowing he was only going to have one dealer there?
Evidently @russell1256 saw it named differently, or remembered the name differently.
Of course. My point was to imply which constituted the majority by listing it first in the name of the show.
Not that all would necessarily pay attention to the order, but instead of being named a coin and card show, this one should rename itself as a...
I’ve only crossed a coin once, and that was for a customer who saw a coin I had in an NGC holder, and wanted it in a CAC’d PCGS holder for his...
There's no significant information about the different generations of TPG holders, but the most in-depth reference about the coin is probably...
1925 Saint UNC Dets Cleaned 1838 Half Eagle MS62 1851-C $1 Gold MS61
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