If that mark on Washington’s jaw is really there, it’s not an MS-68.
Old fashioned grading would be MS-63, “commercial MS-64, because of the scattered marks on the obverse that are easy to see. State Quarter grading...
I would say it might make it into an MS-63 holder on a good day. Over the years the grading serves have given the 1926 and 1932 ealges "easy...
All of the 1807 dimes were struck from the same die pair. I am sure that Robert Scot, the mint’s die maker and designer, realized that the Draped...
Oh I agree. That one is really nice, but how many years did it take you to find it? I saw a couple that were sharper with slightly smoother...
Earlier in the week I said that I had ordered an AS of Caligula, which was last Caesar I needed to have one coin from each of the first 12...
Here is the piece in my type set. It's graded MS-64. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, the reverse is slightly different. Alan Stahl, who gave a presentation and wrote wrote an article for the 1995 ANS Coinage of the Americas...
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In 1784, after the Americans and the British signed the Treaty of Paris, which won our independence, Augustin Dupré designed and executed a medal...
Here is the 1806 C-4 that is in my collection. It is now in an NGC MS-62, Brown holder. This piece piece was once in my half cent die variety set,...
This is “a Chapman hoard Unc.” The guides say that the Chapman brothers, who were coin dealers at the turn of the last century, had keg of these...
I tend to agree. The die canceling marks are not as sharp as they should be. Years ago the high mintage Brashlow restrikes were worth very...
No, the Confederacy did not have "very capable die makers." That was the immediate reason why the New Orleans Mint closed. The mint ran out of...
The 1892-3 Columbian Half Dollars are the most common early (1892 - 1954) commemorative half dollars in circulated condition. The sales of the...
No, it wouldn’t because few people would get to see it. Museums can be the best and worst places. When they make an effort to educate people...
I would grade this in the AU-53 to 55 area. It has a lot of marks on the face and some rub overall. The reverse is better, but it's the obverse...
The early half dimes were the poorest struck of all the early silver coins. The dies were tiny; the design was complex and detailed; and the...
The Draped Bust, Large Eagle silver coins are frequently weak in that area. It is opposite Ms. Liberty’s bust, which is a high point in the...
This 1907 No Motto $10 gold is my upgrade coin. It is a PCGS MS-64, CAC. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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