I'm not sure what's not to like . . . I wasn't going to submit the coin, but how about we let either PCGS or NGC settle this for us? Care to pay...
Your reference that all letters of LIBERTY be present to satisfy the requirements of the VF grade is incomplete . . . even going back 40 years or...
Fascinating, but don't have time . . . leaving the office now . . . will have to remember to come back later.
Mint luster is not required for seated halves graded VF . . . XF coins, yes, but not VF . . . not even an iota. Without mentioning names, I'm...
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Graded PO1 by me (one of my two pocket pieces) . . . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here's the other, but it's not PO1 . . . NOT YET! [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Uncirculated coins are graded based not on how much they have been worn, but on how well they were struck, while circulated coins are graded based...
Those raised marks appear in areas of the devices as well. My guess is the die rusted due to improper storage.
Looks normal to me. If you were thinking it's a casting, I don't believe so.
Clashed reverse is right. Cool coin.
More of the same in another announcement today . . . [IMG] Report Form | Dealers/Collectors | Law Enforcement | About | Sponsors |...
You're right, but I'm glad these are not my coins . . . I've been left holding the bag before, both when using Postal insurance, and when using...
Postal workers understand everything about the delivery process, and thieves smart enough to pass the postal exam are not dullards. The...
You both seem to have the wrong impression . . . these were not my coins. I just pointed out someone else's loss.
Below is an announcement from the NCIC . . . Doubtless the package was addressed to one of the many major US gold dealers in Newport Beach, and...
At the opposite end of the "What the heck are you thinking, ANACS?" spectrum . . . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Needless to say, I'll be...
You selected perhaps the very best set you could to clean . . . anything else would have been a more expensive lesson. Live and learn . . .
This is such a great thread . . . I've been poking around a bit, and realize I'll miss too much unless I read the whole thing from beginning to...
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