"First Day of Issue" has literally zero relation to "first strike" or "first dies used." You have to think - the release of these half dollars...
Meow is welcome to feel however meow likes to feel. However, meow may sometimes be wrong: https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/what-is-a-variety/
Yes. One of the most unfortunate aspects of this whole affair is that the bag went to Rick Tomaska. I wish he was only charging 8 times! He's a...
It is really interesting to read what is essentially a forum post from 1925. Students of numismatics probably recognize most of those names, and...
As to the OP's coin - that is a gorgeous AU-58.
It is a sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek term. Sometimes, you'll find coins graded MS-62 that have a bit of rub on the high points. Just the slightest...
That was an absolutely fantastic tale of your journey, and some beautiful coins in the end! Thanks for sharing!
I was going to guess AU58, but I haven't been on here in a couple of days.
I definitely concur with the consensus 55 grade. However, I don't think it was cleaned. Those marks don't look like cleaning hairlines - they...
At the time they graded it, this was probably a high end 64. Nowadays, I'd call it a mid-range 65.
Yes, I concur with this. Without a doubt in my mind, I'd say that's natural toning. However, the saturation of the photos has been messed with. It...
Very nice. "Kwang Tung" is now known as Guangdon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong
As a collector of Moroccan coinage, of course that big old 500 francs is going to be my favorite! I've owned several of them - I upgraded the...
Cool medal. I really like the "cities in view" medals because it gives a snapshot of what the place looked like at the time.
Yeah, I get it. My reaction was sorta knee-jerk based on your comment seeming so out of place relating to the OP's question, and it seemed out of...
Yes, of course they had those too. What Larry was trying to say is, they didn't put numbers on them. UNC didn't mean "60", BU didn't mean "63"....
If he's talking about the price difference between EF and AU circulated 40's, he's not even thinking about the price of proofs! Talk to your...
Because this coin was only struck once. A planchet struck before this one stuck to the hammer die, receiving multiple strikes as each new coin...
No, MS-63 was not in use in 1970. Did you read Tom Delorey's article I posted in the other thread? He was the first to use 63 in 1979 when ANACS...
Fantastic write-up, Bill! I will add my prooflike perspective: PL Ike's are known, but exceedingly rare. There are 5 designated at NGC, and 4 of...
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