It looks more like the grips on a pair of pliers. Not sure why pliers would be applied to a coin, but usually "tooling" means some deliberate...
I think the right side of the S is due to the lighting. It doesn't look like damage to me. I see a very, very small mark on the dot to the right...
Some good points there, geek. Yes, I believe anyone who looks at coins regularly will see overgraded and undergraded coins. I think the majority...
Good guesses everyone.... I'm a bit perplexed by PCGS' grade on this one. I've seen worse in AU-55. I think someone mentioned somewhere between 53...
Honestly, its somewhere in between. The seller's photos show it a bit more orange/red than it really is, and my photos show it a bit more blue...
What is a chronogram date? I have absolutely no idea what you're referring to.
Absolutely! This is the perfect sort of coin for an album.
A lot of the business at these types of small shows is dealer-to-collector. There will be some dealer-to-dealer, but much less than at a big show....
Can you explain what you mean by this?
Probably 66. Nice coin, but not worth a whole lot in such low grade.
There are a number of different reasons why various members have guessed the way they have. I will point out, however, there are a lot of very...
The "black spotting" you're seeing is not wear. Those are contact marks. Basically, the lustrous surface was hit by something and disturbed, and...
For an off-center or broadstrike like the coins shown here, the radiating lines are caused by stress in the metal as it is squished out during...
I have one that's prooflike. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Title says it all! Two sets of pics, first are from the seller, second are mine. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Alright, this one was surprisingly difficult (moreso than I intended). With 31 guesses, CT gave this an average 61.58. PCGS called this a 63. To...
Alright, time to end this one, I think. I thought this one would be easy, but there were some pretty low guesses that brought it down. PCGS called...
I guess, strictly speaking, it isn't an overdate. This is the O-106, 4/4. So, I guess it would be more accurately called a Repunched Date (RPD)....
Yes, it's possible. However, even on brand new dies like the one I show, the letters are just about joined already. The combination of die wear...
Do you agree with the grade? [ATTACH]
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