Coin is set to be sent to NGC on the back (piggy, that is) of @lordmarcovan. Film at 11.
Don't remind me! Hahaha. Glad it came back for you at AU58. I've learned my lesson and have a slider I'm sending off now before putting it on the...
Man, @Stork thats a very helpful post. The luster is absolutely there in hand. I actually passed over the coin on the first couple sorts because I...
Thanks for the kind words. I'm leaning toward submitting it but trying to determine the most cost effective method of doing so.
My 6 year old's fortes are rainbow toners, damaged coins and what he calls "the big dogs" (crowns, dollars and 18th century pennies).
Maybe our kids can get a little swap going. Good to know there are other youngins out there!
I'm giving it a short acetone bath then will post up some better photos this evening. Also, if @sakata , @Oldhoopster or anyone else is interested...
I dipped it for a couple hours yesterday and it seemed to help a bit. Would a lengthy soak help even more in your experience? Is there any benefit...
Thanks for both responses. Very happy with the proposed grades and appreciate the input on methodology. Funny how different the level of design is...
Thanks for all the input so far. I guess the question now is whether or not to send it off for grading. I'll probably end up selling it to fund...
Back for more after all the help I got earlier today on a Mexico 5 centavos. This is considerably less exciting but could be much more helpful to...
Last batch of photos. Gave it a quick acetone bath and took some new photos. Let's grade from these (if there's a difference...which I think there...
I'm not suggesting it's of a similar quality but here are some photos of one graded MS63 for comparison. Graded precedes my coin. [ATTACH]...
Here's my son Henry with his spread of world coins from a couple recent hauls. He just can't get enough of the excitement of unpacking and...
I see no signs of cleaning. Still very lusterous.
Looking for some help on the grade of this 5 centavos from Mexico. Value jumps pretty heavily between VF and XF Thanks! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1964 Canada .50 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I find these German Pfennigs and marks tough to grade. Would love input.
Was looking for input on the marks on the obverse of this 1885 20 cent piece from Hong Kong. Are they chop marks or other damage? Any thoughts on...
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