Well, I'm happy to hear you have my book. When you get the coin in hand, I hope you can identify the issues that we're talking about here. It is...
I hope the weird toning pattern that I think I'm seeing is actually due to the plastic. Please take it out of the holder and take a good picture...
I don't know why, but Buffalo nickels are one of the hardest US coin series to grade, for me. I'll see a coin and guess 63, and it'll go 66. I'll...
If you dug it out of the freakin' ground, any shape that's recognizable is amazing. I'd expect it would be highly corroded and in rough shape, as...
Do you have something like the ANA grading standards or Photograde, which describes how the coin should look in each grade? If not, I highly...
Are you trying to ask if this is AU or UNC? Because if that's your question, its AU. If that's not your question... please try again because I...
That coin is not naturally toned. It has been exposed to some sort of chemicals or heat. Maybe both.
For an UNC coin, absolutely not recommended. For a circulated coin like this, as long as your hands are clean, this is fine. No need to handle a...
Is it from the same dies as the silver Eid Mar? And, if the Tyrant Collection doesn't buy this, it will be a huge missed opportunity. That's...
Yes, I think this is a better assessment of the coin. I'll bet in hand the coin is rather shiny - it looks like the patina has been stripped from...
Are there other die markers that could help confirm the variety? I'm not familiar with Indian cent varieties.
On most coins, attractive blues and greens are almost always the rarest. A bright electric blue is extremely rare and popular, and a strong neon...
This is something PCGS and I disagree on... I'll accept planchet flaws on a 65. In my opinion, they had better be almost indistinguishable on a...
Those dang remnant planchet flaws ;)
The OP states it is in a PCGS slab ;)
I'm at 65+, so that means the PCGS grade is probably 66.
I guessed 64. That scruffy look and the apparent dull luster is a classic 64 look. While the obverse toning is unusually nice for the date, I...
Anything of value would have been hoarded. Sometimes, however, such as in the Weimar, that works in reverse. Pretty cool topic. Read up on...
I have heard that before. Maybe we should summon @johnmilton - and he can show us his example while he's at it.
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