I didn't know they slabbed US coins.
65 seems like the right grade for this. It is mark free and decently struck, but not FB. It doesn't have enough luster for 66, and the eye appeal...
That has attractive toning, but it is not "wildly toned" by any stretch. The fingerprint limits the grade to 65 for me (fingerprints have highly...
I take great care to never speak in absolutes. There are certainly exceptions to every generality - and the ones you mention are a few of the...
Personnaly, I'm not a huge fan of non-round coins. But its your collection - buy what you like!
Sweet! Here's mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Unfortunately, there's a small hole in it. No TPG would grade that problem-free.
In these pictures (which aren't great), I am not seeing evidence of either of these. What are you seeing? It looks like a borderline 63/64 coin...
Did you ask your dealer friend what he meant? I'm not familiar with the term glazing.
These words... I do not think they mean what you think they mean.
Thanks for posting the link to that double-dime web-book. This is one piece that I still don't have for my type set.... I'm looking for a nice PL...
There is an NGC board member who is writing a book about the early commemoratives, and collects a lot of this sort of stuff. He'd probably like to...
If you track the performance of so-called hot items, there is usually a lot of hype before release, it sells out quickly, and the price spikes....
The reason the mint has to make billions of pennies every year is not for circulation - its for these hoarders.
I agree. I haven't heard or used the term "fabrique" before, but I like it. It's kind of like "terroir" for wine - there isn't really a good...
The quarter linked in the OP definitely appears whizzed. I also wanted to say Bedford's picture of the whizzed Lincoln is a textbook example of...
For colonial coins, especially the popular ones, it is not an exaggeration to say the fakes outnumber the genuine ones. Especially for something...
I think the obverse brings it up some. Based on the reverse, I was bordering on FR-2.
The obverse is corroded, but looks real. The reverse has active corrosion on it. Remove that green death as soon as possible, or the problem...
This is actually a really good thing! It means that you are learning to appreciate eye appeal, and are searching for attractive coins to be proud...
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