One of the members of one of my local coin clubs has an 1802 half dime. Maybe a VG, but it is real. I have had a chance to examine it. Another...
Actually there were only two 60 and 65. And there were no "official" standards either. The first edition of the ANA grading guide was still five...
It is a large cent but the guessed date range is too late. 1830's but probably not later than 1838
Well they informed you that their FVF was calculated on the selling price plus the shipping fee and you agreed to that, so yes they probably do...
That's why collectors buy them, but I would think cmp9ball's experience with that bag was unusually good. You hope to get a couple coins worth...
ANACS began using the slabs around Nov 1989. ANACS was sold to Amos Pres in Feb of 1990 and the slab underprinting and holograms style was...
Dealers and some collectors often do it. They don't open the set just to spend the coins, they open it to extract a coin or two that they believe...
On a reverse proof yes it might have value, but we need images to come to any valid conclusions.
I've always liked patterns but my wallet won't let me collect them. I only have one, J-312 I believe, an 1863 two cent with the GOD OUR TRUST...
Simple, they just had them cancelled, they didn't actually mail them. Kind of like the rolls of cents and quarters they postal cancelled at the...
It wasn't just the US that held gold coins to extremely tight tolerances back then. I would expect just about ANY gold coin that weighed more...
19Lyds answered your first question. The "streaks" seen on the coin are the result of the copper and zinc alloy not being completely homogeneous....
Maybe not in shear numbers' but as a percentage of submitted coins the number one is probably the type II one dollar gold. I don't know if PCGS...
No, it's a WAM.
.2 mils A mil is a thousandth of an inch, the copper plating is two ten thousandths of an inch.
Edge is not sharp and square with the rim. Yes it is well struck with a broad flat edge but that is not unusual for the 09 VDB. But the edge...
I tried to get a couple of those but got shut out.
Possibly what used to be called feed finger damage. (Unfortunately I am not knowledgeable enough about how the horizontal striking schuler...
N-11 very late die state VG-10 detail slightly porous maybe lightly cleaned but not bad. Net VG-8. I don't know if PCGS would grade it but who...
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