When you get to MS-68, the registry mentality kicks in. Wealthy people will spend a fortune to be the top dog in a registry. I was #1 on them NGC...
They did, but a lot of prices have recovered to one extent or another since the pandemic and the current inflation.
I just converted the Danish corona to U.S. dollars. It’s $392,000. Plus there are also the charges for converting dollars to corona and the...
The reverse is too crowded for a coin of that size. The designer simply did too much and the coin is kind of like a word salad in my opinion.
The worst examples of this I have seen were on the Star Spangled Banner $5 gold coins, about a decade ago. The frosted devices were really grainy,...
Where is he buying this stuff? How can you buy problem raw gold and still land on your feet with a profit after the grading fees? It’s like he’s...
According some dealers, that’s why CAC came into existence. Some of the slipperiest grading has been on common date $10 Indian and $20 St. Gaudens...
It’s not a repair. It was on the planchette when the coin was struck.
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No. It’s a whitish thin film that dulls the gold color. The black splotches are something else, most likely copper stains that have turned a very...
Really nothing can be done to conserve the piece. The best you can do is store it in a dry environment are steady temperatures. I’ve seen coins...
Copper is the most reactive of the three classic coinage metals. You can expect most any 60+ year old copper coin to have some toning or spots on...
For 10 cents, you can’t go wrong, but the coin is corroded. The copper coins usually have green corrosion; the copper-nickel pieces have what you...
Gold coins can develop a hazey film that blocks some of the luster. This photo seems to indicate that this coin has it. You don’t know for sure...
As others have said, it’s a planchette defect, and it’s not that bad. The bit of corrosion on the reverse is more significant, but overall the...
I don’t think it’s the die clash, partial drapery variety or more accurately, die state. That is above the surface of the coin like other devices.
The other statements about no need for more photos because it’s post mint damage. Just a tip. Please include photos of the whole coin if you want...
It's a counterfeit which deserves what happened to it.
I have just one Septimius Severus coin. [ATTACH] Denarius of Septimius Severus. Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG “Septimius dutiful, patriotic,...
Here are my two examples. First the denarius. [ATTACH] Denarius of Antonius Pius, Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS A P TR P XI “Antoninus, augustus,...
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