Partially filled reverse die. Strike is actually not bad for a 91. The hair above the ear looks pretty good, which is the first place I look for...
Thanks. I made a nice push into the 16th century with a couple French coins that I bought recently. I'll post those elsewhere as soon as I...
There was one 16th century one available when I bought mine, but I can't remember the date. That's a nice one!
This one grades AU58.
AU, cleaned.
Not sure of the KM number. It's from Utrecht.
One of today's accomplishments at the ANA show today was buying a nice mid-17th century piece of gold that fits both my Prime Number set and my...
We're four coins into this experiment. If people use each coin as an opportunity to learn just a little more about how to use Heritage's pictures...
Why don't they just have places that make cheap souvenir enamel pins just make a whole bunch of product and then call them coins? The...
:woot: The Heritage glamour shots are not good for grading. Actually, they're just plain not good. Luster and fine surface detail are totally...
They use a 10x glass when they're suspicious or looking at varieties, otherwise it's less (or even no) magnification.
Totally new management, but that doesn't mean you won't.
As for Coin Community Forum, I have an account there, but only stop by when summoned. The presentation is an eyesore that hampers usability, and...
He's on the PCGS forum again, doing fine. You can ask him there. ;)
I can't tell from the pictures. There are a lot of VAMs for 1904-O that are similar to each other. The approximate mint mark and date positions...
So when PCGS changed their boxes from green to blue, it corresponded with a major change in the label from the green ones to the first blue ones....
Congrats! So which color is it? PCGS's or yours?
This is where I'm leaning, too. Both field and cheek are a little scuffy on the obverse. 82-S is not as common in PL as 80-S or 81-S, and I...
I'm on a roll! I agree with your assessment of why MS64. As for the concensus being 1.9 points low, it made me wonder about the way grades are...
This. If you post a dime or half dime, this effect will become more pronounced. People need to remember how coins are graded and back away from...
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