Yeah they do. See earlier post for a better idea this dime ex Lovejoy sale ex Gerry Fortin personal collection
I don't collect that much actually. A type set and a trade dollar set is all I do buy and sell tho and can't resist a great coin with eye appeal....
Genuine. Open collar strike. All details including lettered edge right. a vg coin someone's cleaned the snot out of. Not slabbed cause it'd come...
In hand the marks are not at all distracting and barely noticeable Is the super hi res pics I had taken. In hand you'd say au. But the color off...
To me it's a 64 and a solid one but a few to many major marks for a 65. 64 and a green bean I'd be happy with
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I'm more and more with you a vf with what looks like honest circulation and color and the right dies fir the date. And it's a common as dirt 77....
Crusty original and a decent strike too I bought one 20 years ago thought it au -50 and pcgs called it 63
Yeah I know! Strike quality in trades and seated Liberty coins means a lot to me I intentionally look for well struck coins
They did a lot of funky punch jobs on the cc mintmark not just on trades but all cc coins of the 1870s. Spotted a fake 78cc half last year cause...
Good point. Especially with the unevenness of strike quality then
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's a fun one a counterfeit 1838 large cent. Made of a lightweight metal. Looks like tin or something like it. Probably had a...
As I said nobody's really researched them. Thanks a lot for the info. Knowing about the reverse die marriage makes me like it better. I've seen a...
One of the many facts that make trade dollars so tough is along with the many fakes both old and new is there's never been a definitive study on...
Shoulda known with me. ;) Wanted to have some fun with all the naysayers especially with the messed up surfaces on this one. I had extremely high...
I will buy a raw trade anytime if I can see it in hand I see a lot of them at shows that are genuine. Many are cleaned ot damaged a lot are...
I'm gonna call it a 64 too many dings on the face fora 65 still a nice one tho
[ATTACH] Ok I bought this one raw and knew I was looking at a genuine 1875-cc trade with an old cleaning which has since retoned but of course the...
That and the mushy design and the date I like period counterfeits actually
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