This coin is not even a real US Mint product.
I'd like to add something to this . . . while you are only looking at photos on-line, you are at least looking at the coin before committing to...
MS66
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You cannot tell by weighing them or testing them for gold purity, as the counterfeiters have perfected their craft well enough to render those...
I saw it too . . . really good!
Beantown Coins is David Leventhal, a very reputable seller. I haven't looked at the coins they have listed but, if the camera angle is the same...
Congratulations. Take a breather, look back with satisfaction, and map out your next journey.
You should not confuse low, middle and high grades with a grading scale. The phrases, low grade, middle grade and high grade are not granular...
I apply the phrase "high grade" relative to the availability of coins of a series. For series within which examples considered collectible are...
Looks like a 66 to me.
The debt is only unsustainable as long as interest rates make the payments unacceptable. Right now, the debt service is manageable, but only...
I'm surprised it sold for so little . . . the planchet on which this coin was struck was probably unique, or nearly so.
There were evidently lines in the planchet, which did not strike out because the grease is a soft material.
Where did you read the above? Do you have a link?
Nice coins. That same 1872 seated dollar went unsold on my website for a few months before I sold it to another dealer at the NH Coin & Currency...
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Sorry, but I disagree . . . I think poor spelling, whether the result of lazy learning or lazy communication, is reflective of a recent trend...
Expressing one's opinion is fine, but making assertions such as you have is not the right thing to do.
VERY nice coin Chris.
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