That coin is cleaned, and damaged, environmentally and otherwise. Anyone asking $100 for it is fishing for suckers. Nice ones can be found...
Anyone else care to step into the confessional? I absolve you with a sprinkling of EZ-Est.
Might be harder to find a colonial issue without a flaw or mint mistake. For me that's what makes them interesting.
I really like the 37 and the 56. All are nice!
I don't see any marks on the top of the wagon. But I think you may be right about the T in STATES. Thanks for the comments!
Just to show that I too have bought cleaned/dipped coins: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is an 1876 cc type 1/1 trade dollar with the "normal" reverse....
Wingpit! that took me a minute to process, LOL
Yours clearly has unbroken luster. Looking at mine, the surfaces have more of a satiny look. Let's see if my larger images of my coin are...
Agree.. superb thread with great illustrations. Stands the test of time!
A slightly different approach to collecting SLQ's, I have been building a set in an old Library of Coins album (with the clear slides) from coins...
I'm sorry the photos can't be enlarged. I sized them at about 600 pixels in Paintshop, if you like I can resize them larger and upload them....
I'm not sure I can show the wear. But, if I tilt it under the light, I can see gray metal on the Indian's hands, the bow and the left (facing...
I think EF details but cleaned and dipped. Coins like this will usually sell at a big discount to their unmolested brethren. I bought some coins...
Nice nickel! I forgot I had this one... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks for all the looks and guesses. Time for the reveal: [ATTACH]
A very wise purchase indeed!
Glad to see you were a fan of original surfaces 30 years ago! That's a "dream" coin for me.
This coin has very attractive peripheral toning, I like how there is some color in the Indian's war bonnet. It was tough to catch the blues in the...
bumping this thread, in case anyone else would like to offer opinions, thanks.
RAndy, at the top of the page on the right, click the search box, then type "gassed" into the search space, click title, then click "search" at...
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