Yes, I believe you have a silver grosz from the Polish city of Danzig. It is listed in Krause as KM#11. The obverse shows King Sigismund III. The...
Absolutely. As an example, there have been 5 Morgans posted in this thread. 2 of them are AT (or not-market acceptable, at best). When someone...
Weird. It's possible someone was trying to alter it to be a 1901 (a much rarer date, and a huge payout if you can trick someone). Maybe they got...
Wow. Very nice!
This is exactly what they will do.
I'll say with a pretty high degree of certainty that coin is artificially toned. It just doesn't look right at all. I think the dealer's excuse...
The sun and mountain coins of the CAR sometimes come in prooflike condition. I keep trying to get one, but they go for a pretty decent sum. I...
Generally, scratches are bad! But we both know that there is a lot of variation and subtlety in that.
Can you link to the lot? I've seen one of these in person, but it was a display. I'm not sure I've seen one of these sold. Was it a big one?
So you're saying that, according to the Kool-aid drinkers, everyone who doesn't drink the Kool-aid is not worthy?
Eh, I was close enough. ;)
You have been here long enough to know that we can't tell you any real information without pictures. Even if they aren't great, give us something.
Well, I don't see any inconsistency with this piece. This is an accurately graded 63.
I'm not a fan of the light. I think that would drive me crazy.
What is a Fresh Coin? Come, take a trip with me. We are going to your favorite coin dealer's shop to look at what's new. As we walk in, you see...
This tops out at 63. While the reverse looks like an easy 64, or maybe higher, there is way too much chatter in the obverse fields. And that mark...
My book is more focused on learning how to evaluate the individual aspects of strike, luster, wear, surface preservation, and eye appeal. I try to...
Those appear to be quite attractive. Congrats!
Strike. Luster. Wear. Eye Appeal. Surface Preservation. If you understand these 5 basic building blocks, you will be able to grade any coin. In...
The only Peruvian coin I own is a bit more modern than what you are showing. Those volcanoes are really cool! I think it's interesting how, even...
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