I'm definitely in favor of the cat. And I'll echo the praise for the SLQ.
The subtleties of grading CBH's cannot be learned from the Whitman (or really any other) book of grading standards. Each die marriage is unique,...
That is an attractive RE Half, with a nice, even, dark grey appearance. So many of these are spotted, unattractive, blotchy, ugly colored, or...
This is where some of the Overton's can get tricky - it seems to have the filled stripes of the 108 because it does have the filled stripes of the...
No, O-113a is not correct - on that one, the obverse is also a late die state. Notice also the differences in the arrows.
I like it.
Just bought this one from TwoKopeiki on the NGC boards (if you saw the auction, then you already know the grade). I realized I hadn't bought a...
I agree with Leadfoot - that poor thing has been so overdipped that it is bright, shiny, and unattractive. I would have spent 25% under average,...
Very interesting analysis, and thanks for presenting this journey.
I respect you for your knowledge and experience, Doug. But when you or anyone else is wrong, I call it like it is. Sorry, and thanks for your...
No, it is still worth about a dollar. The D being filled in is the result of a very minor die break, and is incredibly common on every modern...
PVC is not FDA approved for food storage devices. Anything intended for kitchen use does not have PVC. The chance of hydrochloric acid or chlorine...
If I fell in love with it in hand and was in the market for one of these, I'd be in at $10-$12. $20 is way too much for a circulated, dipped and...
I assure you, in hand observation shows this is not the case, Doug. And yes, I am sufficiently educated and experienced to be able to tell the...
Your coin appears to be uncirculated, but it is not a high grade. I would call it a 63 tops, although the reverse appears like a 63+. It is not...
Die polish lines most certainly do go in a number of different directions. They are just brush lines from a mint worker - depending on how...
Wow, nobody got it anywhere near right. NGC graded this coin MS-65FBL, and I agree. The obverse is probably a 64.7, but the reverse is a very...
I believe the bottom of E is a trick of lights/shgadows. You can see hints of the tripling at the bottom of the crossbars of the T. And no one...
I wasn't even trying to show the tripling here. I don't have the setup to show it properly. Just wanted to know what y'all thought for a grade ;)
Madness of King George is a pretty funny movie. Of course I'm biased, but by far my favorite King George III coin is the 1787 shilling. I got...
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