That looks like a perfectly attractive EF-AU $5 Lib. If you want the coin, I see no reason why you shouldn't buy it. Completed sales on Ebay have...
What are you seeing that makes you think its cleaned? Light cleaning that has retoned will receive a straight grade, as long as it is market...
This isn't really "toning." It is the coin changing color, but not because of thin film interference. The red band you see is the copper's...
There is no way to know for sure, and those pictures aren't really the best for judging the surfaces, but I'm not seeing anything that jumps out...
I'd call it VF-30. It looks like an attractive coin. The tiny scratch on the face is well within the normal marks allowed for a circulated VF...
Thanks for everyone's help and advice. I decided to go with Sayles Volume I (and, if I like it, will pick up the rest), and Whitmans Handbook of...
I don't see anything immediately wrong with this coin, but given the fact that all of the coins you have posted today have been counterfeits, I am...
I am not convinced of the authenticity of this coin.
I have to agree with the others - this looks like a poor quality cast counterfeit.
Looks like a poor quality cast fake of a Netherlands coin.
The coin shown exhibits a very minor die chip. If you can come up with a fancy name and market it you could probably sell it for about a billion...
Before I made my post, I compared your coin to all of the examples in the Heritage archives (about 12 coins). These range in grade all the way...
I'd probably call it AU-50. That represents a silent downgrade for a few reasons: the strike is really not good (especially in the dentilation),...
That's a fairly common form of post-mint damage. Students in machine shop class will take a lathe and remove the reverse of the coin. It is not a...
Thanks for the compliments! Glad you had a good time at the show, and I look forward to seeing what you build!
Capped Bust's are easy (most of the time), but I've never gotten the hang of draped busts.
If you read Conder's description, he says this: That matches what the OP says *perfectly*
Yes, that is the second generation slab. This one came right after the rattler. For more info, read Conder's post here:...
Yes, I have a T3i.
Dennis the Menace, from the early 90's, revolves around Mr. Wilson and a plot by some burglars to steal his collection of gold coins.
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