I hope I can go to the CC Mint museum sometime, too. I'd love to see one of these dollars with the original PL surfaces... quite a sight, I imagine!
Here is a link to a story about what is purported to be the first silver dollar struck at the Carson City Mint in 1870, written by the current...
I agree; I think if you want a nice type example, it's hard to go wrong with a fully struck '17 T-1, just a beautiful coin! [IMG] [IMG]
That coin has a tremendous amount of luster despite the cleaning. Personally, I like it. I am sure the hairlines are most visible when the light...
Man, that's really sad! When I started photographing my collection, I discovered things I hadn't noticed before, such as this PCGS grade Lynchburg...
The scratch really detracts, imo. Otherwise- looks totally original.
OK, now that I understand the ground rules, I'll say MS64, $100.
My First Ever ANA Show - Show Report I found this post on "My First Ever ANA Show - Show Report" interesting and have nominated it accordingly...
Whoops! I misread the intro, thought it was presented as a definite "problem" coin. Will need to rethink my opinion.
Thanks, Rusty. Another possibility is" Mails Pus "(also true, come to think of it).
My opinion, top coin: G-6, bottom VG-8. 5$ and 6$.
Very, very nice; if not AU it's awfully close.
Have you tried diffused lighting? Here's a proof quarter, I used a cylindrical juice container with top and bottom cut out: [IMG] [IMG]
Dang! NIce finds, patience and persistence are rewarded!
Thanks, Jim. looks like a little ding. I will settle on it as 'cleaned,' offer as per Red Tiger's post.
Thanks for doing the legwork (mousework?) on that; I didn't have the energy!
Thanks for the comments, folks. Knowing what I do now, it was obvious that something was "off" with the 'luster,' and looking carefully under good...
On the obv, it almost looks like an 'x' scratched into the left field, above the A of HALF. Am I just seeing things?
Those look like nice coins, I especially like the FE cent and the draped bust. Even more rewarding, I'm sure, was the time you spent together.
That's a nice looking large cent, glad you finally found what you're looking for.
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