That is a good picture! I vote yes. 49D's are generally very well struck - your coin appears to be about the norm. I'm somewhat concerned with...
Sorry, I posted before I fact-checked. Then had to edit when I found I was remembering incorrectly.
FSB and FB are generally interchangeable. Both TPG's use FB for Mercs.
They do it with more frequency than you would think - unknowingly of course. Over the summer, there was a coin doctor exposed who had a very high...
As would be expected, Paul - the center bands are opposite Miss Liberty's cheek. When the two high points are directly opposite each other, you...
Splotchines is not indicative of AT - many, many NT coins are splotchy or uneven. This coin has much smoother coloration than many, however. A...
As mentioned above - its not what you have, its how you use it. You do not need an expensive SLR setup like many of the guys above to take good,...
I'll call it a 62. I would also pass on this unattractive coin.
I personally am a big fan of die polish lines on some coins. They add intrigue and character to a coin. For much more about die polish, see the...
Thanks Diocletian. Yeah, my comments in the OP were a tongue-in-cheek reference to these comments by David Hall - for which he was rightly...
Under the bridge there lived a troll. He didn't have a soul. He infected the thread and it got to his head. Please mods, kill this troll dead!
Uhh.... Is this guy serious?
Haha, I looked at the date and saw 12-08, didn't even realize that it was December 2002.
An "expert" of "30 years" on "Amerikan" coinage would know that Peace dollars are indeed silver. An expert would also know that gold tones...
If you really are interested in talking (and learning) about coins, I recommend you read my article on toning here:...
If I had this budget and wanted a gold coin, I would buy an NGC or PCGS certified Type I AU gold dollar of the 1850's. They are running in the low...
Yes, it is very possible. Especially in the first couple of years after the switch to copper plated zinc (starting in 1982) the mint had many...
I see nothing which makes me suspicious of this coin. Cuds are not worth much of a premium, so are not worth the time to counterfeit usually. The...
That is a very attractive dime, with very nice toning. I can definitely understand why that one was tricky to photo!
If those were your only two choices, I would say Coin World. However, I skip both of them in favor of the ANA's Numismatist. I also really enjoy...
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