Yeah, I have to admit that I take less time shooting the coins before submitting them. I just get quick shots of them in case they're needed to...
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Looks like a hand cut planchet and hammered coin to me . . .
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On the rim at the "T" in "SESQUICENTENNIAL"
Just make sure she doesn't ship all coins in a single shipment . . . if something should happen to the parcel, she'd likely see no more than $25K...
Y'sure your family won't drink the wine before hauling the coins & art down t' the local flea market?
Thanks for the education.
I knew I was probably throwing money away when I sent it, but I thought I had a better shot than buying 30 lottery tickets.
You're referring to the reverse rim at 3:00, right?
This coin came in exactly as I expected. There is peripheral luster buried under the toning, the exposure of which could boost the technical...
I broke this coin out of an N58 holder to try for a mint state grade, but it wasn't meant to be. [ATTACH]
Luster is great, strike is strong, and just a few small marks . . . I wanted MS65, and fell one point short. [ATTACH]
Wow, that makes my day!
Correct. My intent was that you would, in grading the coin, also decide whether it was a details coin or not. If details for cleaning, wheel...
I did make Details a selectable option. I guess no one took notice.
@Publius2, @Mountain Man, @Charles REid & @chascat, I see several posts indicating cleaned, but no votes for a Details grade
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That is almost always a safe assumption with my photos. I don't know if it's my lighting, or a camera setting, but I have always had a hard time...
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