This one took me a while to attribute, while it was semi correct. It wasn't complete. It was a small feat to put all the letters together, I am...
Buffalos have always been a tricky coin to grade. And I have a soft spot for 38D's in a rattler or no line fatty. These two are the same grade and...
The collar was filled and the details are correct. Ask yourself how that can happen at the mint? Can it?
Nah, Maybe years from now when they are getting passed on. I don't play the grading game. Maybe if I was a dealer.
A little while back, It's my first GSA after all my years of collecting. The dealer gave me a deal, knocked about $50 off the normal price. So, I...
Got a chance to stop by a shop I don't frequent very often. Gordian III, as Augustus, AR Antoninianus. 238-239 AD. Obv. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS...
Yep, centered broad strike. Here is one of mine. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Pretty hard to pass up $4.50.
I think that it hard to say without having the coin in hand. There is quite a few factors that come into play when the dies are deteriorating....
Had to download Photoscape I just played with the side by side view. Haven't messed with the post processing yet. [ATTACH]
I am not saying they don't look cool. It's a neat coin. What I am seeing though, and this is compared to the 64D hot lips, is that the doubling...
I am confused by you statement. Bag marks and dings are a part of a grade depending on the severity and amount. Brilliance and quality of the...
Any opinions on the grade? Maybe a 64+ The coin certainly has the luster of a gem.
I will take a look.
Thank you, yes the later die stage.
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I wish I knew how to do that. I don't have a post processing program to put the images side by side. I would.
Maybe just a later die stage? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The scratch is on the Chin just having a hard time photo'ing it.
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