Why is the wax so important, compared to any other surface marks, toning patterns, or other identifying features? I'd rather not have foreign...
I don't collect Morgans or Peace, so I don't care about VAMs ;) If that's your thing, have fun - but anything you need a microscope to see just...
I always appreciate seeing a collector complete a set. It is nice to see them complete their effort.
Sorry, I thought you were buying for type (my assumption). I didn't realize you were looking specifically for the date. The principle still...
Compare to the list here:...
Haha, nothing to be sorry for! I dropped out when it exceeded the estimates, it went for faaaar more than that. All is fair in love and coins ;)
There is absolutely no way that would be AU-58, and even 55 is too high (if it were to get a straight grade - which it won't). Look at the...
I see absolutely no reason why this wouldn't straight grade. The toning is consistent with other coins I've seen, and the luster looks quite...
I agree. If the choice were between the two coins, and I *had* to choose one of those two, I would easily choose the top one. The bottom one...
Based on the pics, I like this one at 58. This is exactly the type of coin that would be in a 62 slab, however - the typical AU-62.
Is there much cameo in hand? The obverse looks like it has some, but it looks like the toning on the reverse obfuscates the cameo. How are the...
Hey, collect what you like! Some people like to do type sets (as you do, apparently) - they like variety, they like being able to choose what...
I think it looks 63RB from the pics. It's probably in the $300 range. I'm not a fan of the woodgrain speckled look on this coin myself, but I...
I would love to buy/read a book about Moroccan coinage in English. There is one in Spanish (from the 70's) that is hopelessly out of date, there...
I tried bidding on this South African coin in the Heritage auction. I bid twice the estimate - and I got destroyed!...
Spink's guide to English coins has this sort of information. It's kind of like the Red Book for British coins. If you collect coins of the UK,...
Ah, so you were the one who took that away from me..... I was bidding on it, but it just went too high :( There were some fantastic Moroccan...
That coin appears to grade 62-63, from your pictures. There are a lot of marks, and the luster appears very weak (if at all). The coin was also...
The coins in the OP are English shillings, and I don't see anything that looks fake about them (I used to collect these, and just sold my...
I don't see evidence of wear on the coin. There are fingerprints, and some unattractive haziness/toning - but I don't see actual wear. I would...
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