No doubt about it. I appreciate the help, and I've learned to look much closer at these older coins before I purchase them.
I like that answer... they're coins, but not real coins. That about sums it up!
Thanks GD.... I'm not that familiar with tooling... I assume it means the borders of the image have been messed with to provide a higher relief....
Well, the coins appear to be heavily cleaned, so it could be AT or they were stored in the right enivironment to facilitate toning. Either way, as...
I picked this bust half up today from my local coin shop. It was graded (by the owner) VF-20. I believe there's too much wear to justify this...
Of course bust dollars did circulate... aren't bullion coins, commemoratives and proof coins minted only for collectors or investors and not meant...
If you don't mind my asking, how much did you pay?
That's Layafette's (aka Isaiah, aka $incere) method of operation. I believe he will disappear soon...
For your information, this is what a counterfeit 1862 seated dollar looks like. The OP's is genuine.
Lol
Oh boy, here we go again....
What I meant is that no one on Coin Talk would outbid you. Apparently you didn't read the half dozen or so posts above.
I'm sure your bid is safe.
That's why I corrected myself... just a slip of the tongue.
Glad you edited that, Isaiah... oops, I mean Lafayette.
Depends on the integrity and honesty of the seller... some will offer a partial refund, others will want the coin returned, and some will ignore...
And I think the $666 bidder (with 13K+ feedback, most of us who've been around eBay awhile know who he is) knows exactly what he is doing......
Am I seeing scratches, or is that just the plastic? Anyway, I would say cleaned at some point in time.
It does look like somebody tried to remove the spots by using some form of abrasive...
I love this short lived series too. Is there any other U.S. coins with an eagle on the obverse? I can't think of any, but my memory is starting to...
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