Very nicely done, and the photos are a big help! Here is a link to Halperin's page on his take on the strike quality of various years in the...
I'll add the link to the thread I started about a week ago about the (underappreciated) no-stars design: http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t56020/
I would call it 'conserved' rather than 'cleaned.' I don't see any damage from the dirt removal. It looks like your technique is very refined, Boss.
I see light rub on nostril, jaw, hair bun, leaf tips- the high points- so I say AU58. Beautiful! I believe PCGS gave it MS63.
I am having a hard time spotting light rub on this coin- endemic to the series! If there is luster on the head, bust, thigh and reverse leaf ends-...
OK, I'll guess MS64br on the first, MS63rb on the second.
Here is the obverse of a fake 1874-cc that I own. For the most part it looks ok, but the dentils at around 7-8 show extensive pitting, there is a...
Late to the party, but FAKE! Terrible dentils, and the 'wear' on obv/rev does not match. Spike off 2nd L in DOLLAR, E in FINE is messed up, wrong...
another one with the patina of having been through hundreds of hands and pockets: [IMG] [IMG]
It's a really nice pick, so many of them are dipped out or harshly cleaned.
Wow, that's fantastic toning. Maybe one of the old Wayte Raymond albums?
I'm thinking xf40 or au50, depending on the luster. It looks nice and original to me, a great coin!
This is a very interesting discussion about an interesting coin! Not being a Morganologist, I decided to go back to Jim Halperin's useful site on...
I'm amazed that these things still turn up in bank rolls! Nice finds! here is a 1918-d: [IMG] [IMG]
Thanks, I agree with that!
Here is another image, post-degunking. if the 7 is like a ball-peen hammer pointed to the left, there is a repeat of the hammer's striking surface...
Sorry, but I am having a very hard time getting a decent enlargement of the date. I just used a softwood toothpick to clean away a bit of the...
Looks like it was stored in an envelope or an old album to me. What about this one? [IMG] [IMG]
Magman, I like the look of that Walker- very original Lehigh must have had to dig deep to find a circulated Walker in his collection- and his...
I believe it's been whizzed, it appears to have been covered with a heavy black crust that probably qualifies as corrosion. Where it has been...
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