Hype? I am not selling this coin. I have an opinion; you have yours. Both of us are entitled. What I am trying to do educate collectors. I can...
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You are dealing with the early 19th century when coins were struck with presses powered by humans with often less than perfect dies. These coins...
Here are two examples. This 1876 Twenty Cent Piece is 100% orignal. It has never been dipped or cleaned. PCGS graded it MS-65. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
AU-58. I see rub on the knee and possible diminishment of the luster.
There is a difference between dipped and cleaned. Dipped refers to dipping most often a silver coin in a weak acid solution to remove tarnish....
Unfortunately the type of toning that you have on your nickel is corrosion. When copper-nickel coins go bad they often turn black or brown. They...
Here is an AU-58. You can dump on it if you like. The coin has luster under the 100% original surfaces which have 200+ years of toning. [ATTACH]...
In the old days, the grading services used to try to manipulate the coin market with their grades. When the market was strong, they loosened their...
I have a slight disagreement. Planchet marks do count if you are looking to get a grade of MS-65 or above. This is especially true for the coins...
Gold does not oxidize, but seawarter is like fine sandpaper. The stuff takes off an even layer of metal from the surface of the coin. The result...
Not really. That is mostly a bit of sulfur from the paper coin envelope that toned highest portions of the design.
I often toss the tags that come with my American coins. They mostly have limited information like the date, mint mark, if any, and a grade. Some...
Here's the representaive cob that is in my "what circulated in America before the Revolution" collection. The best thing about this coin is that...
I would not put a lot of stock in the fact that NGC has only graded four of them. That only means that they have had four genuine pieces sent to...
I don't have enough of a relationship with any of them to get to see their best stuff. That's why I buy mostly at shows, and when I have to at the...
What I can't show in the photos of this 1799 dollar is the luster. There is full luster in the protected areas of the around the devices and...
The photo is too small, but the general look is that of the Chinese counterfeits I have seen. The Chinese were marketing a complete set of Seated...
I first saw this 1799 dollar in 1979. I had just joined a local club in the Boston area, and an older gentleman brought it to a meeting. I told...
Not buying the coin in the United States makes things harder. You have to depend upon imports. I retired as a dealer over 10 years ago, so my...
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