WOW, congrats! Is this your first 1700s silver? That is NOT “4 bits”, which would be a much larger 4-reales piece. This is a half-real (so a...
Great haul! Any day with a trifecta like that is a good day in the field! Yes, damage on the quarter, but interesting damage, anyway.
Good to hear! (And see)
Exactly! It’s mostly about the contrast. Actually, I did, when I coined the phrase. Note the introduction to this thread.
That’s a rather extreme example, but not far off. Except coins hit with a buffer are problem coins. I would imagine they’d be overpolished on...
For #3, the 1959 British halfcrown with pendant, I’ll choose 44 (Mom’s birthyear) as my lucky number. I will say that pendant looks like silver,...
Great! I’m glad it was a hit. Your pictures are way better than the ones I had. Because I never removed the coin from the old 2x2 in which I...
I’ll enter for #5- the 1955 Mexican 20-centavos, and will pick the number 26.
Good on you for offering a contest, @The Half Dime! Since you do not wish to ship any of these prizes outside the US, I am happy to volunteer as...
Thanks for the update. In some ways, the pics you took are better than the ones I had of that coin! Here is the follow-up thread @KBBPLL posted...
Love ‘em! I usually refer to those “borderline” CircCams as “crusty”. :) I think the 1831 dime qualifies as a CircCam.
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We don’t typically do that without some stronger rationale. On the face of it, I see no reason to delete the thread. Tacky exonumia is not...
Some are, yes- but I’ve never been one.
Wow, thanks! :) I did not notice the different file types, as I have not yet gotten around to downloading the pics to create my own standard...
Here’s hopin’. I confess I too was always a fan of the old “glamour shots” style. I’ve mostly abandoned PCGS for NGC in the last year or two,...
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Sal, that particular lot is actually TWO Seated dimes, should you win it.
That one’s gone now- the winner of Giveaway #116 claimed it. But don’t worry- if you win the drawing, you’ll get a chance to choose something...
You might change your mind* now that I’ve added photos of it. It has some… uhmmm… issues. But hey, the price is right, eh? ;) (*If you do win...
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