Nice circulated example. As mentioned, there is no way to see the RPM in those pictures. I consider mine also to be a nice circulated example....
It appears to be damage from having been clamped in a vise.
Aha.
The colors themselves are amazing. The toning patterns, on the other hand, I find less than ideal.
Yep. Small Letters. As mentioned, on the Large Letters variety, the bottoms of the A and M in AMERICA practically touch one another. PS- decent...
Eccch. Spend it.
I like the overall look of that '49-er.
I know practically nothing about these, though having seen pictures of several, I will say that this looks to be a particularly nice example; well...
I don't have any medusas (medusae?), but I always thought the portrait of Helios on this coin was a bit medusa-esque, with those flowing and...
Hey, Hey, Deacon Ray- Amazing graphics as usual, and cool coins! Is that Uma Thurman as the second medusa in the thumbnails below?
If you're talking about someone who can grade a coin for you, you can post clear pictures here and get several opinions (even professional ones)...
It almost looks like the outline of a gear to me.
Wow, an EAC specialist. Those folks are the early copper gurus, for sure! No wonder this is such a nice coin. @John Wright - email addresses on...
Looks like some kind of machine damage to me. The damage to the reverse is kind of interesting for its unusual appearance- but post-mint damage...
(Extremely belated reply): The clip doesn't bother me at all. It's kind of a fun little quirk, as I see it. Besides, in this grade (or any...
Yeah, that was a nice inheritance for him, for sure.
Sweet upgrade! Very sharp. Definitely nicer looking. Not that the first was terrible.
Considering the originals were pattern coins never released for circulation, and thus never legal tender, and these modern fantasies (at least the...
Good recordkeeping is paramount. You will thank yourself for it later.
Metal detecting is a lot like fishing. Hours of semi-boredom in the Great Outdoors (usually pleasant semi-boredom, unless there's bad weather or...
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