All I'm seeing is a damaged cent. Its worth a cent.
That price would be really high if the auction were for one of them. However, the price seems very reasonable if you read the auction and...
The toning on the first one is pretty neutral - its definitely not attractive, but its not unattractive. Normally, I am a big fan of toning, but...
1. Die polish (or scratches, or tooling, or whatever other terminology you want to use) has a very different appearance in hand than hairlines...
Good guesses so far, everyone. Here are my pictures of the one I bought - do these change anyone's opinions? I'll post the answers tonight:...
Yes, quite a few Mexican coins come in Prooflike condition. For example, here's one that NGC called 65 PL: [IMG] [IMG]
Sorry for the crappy old pics, haven't gotten around to re-photo'ing this one yet: [IMG] [IMG]
No. That looks like a fake. If you have to ask the question, you should probably stick to buying these certified.
Why would you waste money slabbing modern bullion?
Here, let me break it down for you: When you personally grade a coin, you are the First Party. You graded it. You are the First Party Grader....
Well, this is a FPG, not a TPG. And, this is a joke, right?
Alrighty - I'm going to put a little twist on the Guess the Grade today. We have here 2 Double Eagles, both of them from 1904. Your mission,...
Those all say exactly what they are and where they are from. The only ones that might be tricky are "Osterreich" = Austria and "Deutschland" =...
Is this a copper coin? The dark spots on the reverse concern me - I would evaluate for potential environmental damage. In the American grading...
Between the negative eye appeal of the obverse and the lamination on the reverse, this coin will definitely not CAC.
Actually, no. For a coin to be graded, it has to have a readable date, or be a readily identifiable one-year type. This coin would be bodybagged.
No, it will be automatically designated on coins which deserve it. It works just like any of these designations (FT, FH, CAM, etc). Brandon,...
Die polish is perfectly market acceptable because it is a mint made effect. The same is true for die adjustment marks, for the same reason. They...
Some nice coins. I'll just add - the DDO/RPD on the 1867 in the first post is not actually. That is machine doubling - note the flat, shelf-like...
The 1859 in the OP looks to be high enough grade that the appearance of it does not automatically indicate cleaned to me. The pictures aren't...
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