I was under the impression that NGC had placed the Smithsonian coins in special slabs to protect them. The display in this thread really...
I have been lucky to purchase a number of Roosevelt dimes recently, many with nice toning. Some have old Wayte Raymond or envelope color, some...
beautiful dimes, Larry!
Good news indeed. The most important predictor of a favorable outcome in carotid endarterectomy is the track record of the surgeon and the quality...
Friday nite bumpitty: [IMG] [IMG] Dig the die polish!
fake, and somebody "won" this prize for almost $140! Fools and their money, sigh....
Nice find!
NICE 1812 cent, much nicer than my 11/10 (in the axial lighting thread). The 1852 is very attractive, as well.
I know what you mean, Eduard, the small eagles are incredibly hard to find in both an affordable and decent/original state. One of my dream coins...
Something like this? (probably too worn for some tastes) [IMG] [IMG]
Glad to hear they are authentic. Hope they find a home in the collection of someone who appreciates their scarcity.
Once again, I'm late for the party-- It looks AU to me, whether or not the obv. marks would net it to XF is really up to the Grading Gods that...
I had longed for one in Fine, but a decent coin, uncleaned, without sig. marks, would run at least $1200. I was happy to find this one, with a...
I agree with the loss of contrast (when used with slabbed coins) but it still brings out the color and fine detail without a much more costly...
Slabbed coins are a PITA with the axial setup, but I think it does great with raw copper and toned silver.
Roll that baby out!
'preciate the comments.
Wow! Very happy for the owner.
I hope you don't mind, but I just received this one in the mail today from eBay. It had nice color, and was pretty cheap, as they usually are. The...
I should amend my post to add that if you are confident in you authentication abilities, by all means buy the coin. I checked your quarter in the...
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