This one gets "the opposite of CAC award." Sorry, but giving that coin an AU-53 is ridiculous. The marks on the face would have had me figuring on...
Yes, these things are right down there with the “1929 half eagle layered in genuine 24 karat gold” :wacky: the scam artists advertise on TV now...
The Iowa school house followed by the Florida sailing ship and space shuttle.
It's a PCGS MS-65 This one is an NGC MS-64. PCGS bounced it back to me a body bag 20+ years ago for "questionable toning." My feeling on the...
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My vote is neither. I don't see these pieces as "investments." The mintages are going to be fairly high, and probably some collectors are like me....
Yes. My first one was an 1854 gold dollar. It had VF sharpness, but a weak date. I was in junior high school Since then I have owned many gold...
Here are the 1858 and the 1861-O side by side. I would definitely genuine for the 1858 but also definitely cleaned. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are some Liberty Seated, No Motto Half Dollars. Now that I have seen the OP coin on my desktop monitor, I like it less. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
There is a bright spot behind the eagle’s neck that strongly says “cleaned.” As for authenticity, I had the same concerns when I first saw the...
Yes, it’s NGC graded MS-63. I bought it raw many years ago from JJ Teaparty, when it was in Boston, from the late Bruce Longyear.
Sharpness grade EF, scratched. I know this probably got a straight grade, but if I had sent it in, I would not have been so lucky.
I have a complete year set from the first edition. So I buy one every year. It’s a “readers set” not a condition census collection.
Until they grade one MS-69.
This 1796 Dime has a Grey Sheet value of $12,000. Which coin would you rather have, this first dime or a 1964 JFK half dollar? [ATTACH] I paid...
Forget about floating on water, that coin would have to float in the air for me to even consider paying that price. I’ll have look up a coin for...
Here is an 1851-O Silver Three Cent Piece. I have always been partial to these. [ATTACH]
Here is an MS-65, Red. These coins were made from fresh dies. Lincoln should have sharp details. The OP is a lower end AU grade coin. [ATTACH]...
Given the price in the U.S. $20 gold coins, it has to be fake everything.
A U.S. $20 gold piece for less than $200? That's the price from 40 years ago. If this were real, it would have sold out in two nono seconds.
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