I feel your pain BigTee, really I do. Been there many times. As much of a problem as we both have with their inability to meet our standard for...
Generally, 73-D Ikes are very clean looking coins, with few planchet flaws, and few handling marks. This is likely because of the attention given...
Ya beat me to it Chris.
To have seen that coin in 1860 and lived long enough to write about it today makes you more of a fascination than the coin itself.
Cornerstones of the San Francisco Mint :D
I am guilty of this, mostly on bullion-related coins for which the value can swing wildly in the marketplace, but also on expensive...
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Awesome progress John . . . keep those improvements coming. I like to believe those violet peripheries exist in every date, and that you can...
Mother Nature and the IRS!
Poor gal . . . That musta hurt! Can't quite make out what the original date was from the photo.
I like the MS61 and think the MS64 is solidly graded, but I don't really care for the 62 . . . Even though it's probably a correct technical...
I do believe it is a triple clipped coin . . . I think I see the less obvious 3rd clip near the final T in TRUST.
Oh, I don't know. How goes the old adage? "A bird in the hand . . . " Yes, I am kidding . . .
My opinion . . . the coin has been artificially toned over altered surfaces.
I'd think it even easier to apply patina evenly throughout, and then wear it thinner in some places . . .
Nice example of die polish. Somewhere I've got an unbelievable example of die polishing on a Columbian Half. Both does were scrubbed to beat the...
Better than collecting bones . . . .
The 1944 isn't a proof because they didn't make proofs that year. The 1938 is not a proof, and does appear to me to have the radial lines you...
It depends on a number of factors. Chief among them are the scarcity of the coins, their state of preservation and how quickly you want to be paid.
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