The gouges may have been in the planchet before it was struck. In areas of highest relief, they remain strong, while in the fields, they are...
The computer isn't literally prompting them "are you sure," but the mere presence of that information will influence a grader or finalizer, even...
They have current populations and pricing resources available to them. If a coin merits dethroning a current pop top, this provides the "are you...
Of course. Without having the current pop top coin(s) in front of them, they have to stake their and their company's reputations on disrupting...
I don't see it, either. There are only two 1880-S obverses listed with a 0/9, and those are VAM 8 (also used on VAM 9) and VAM 11. Both take...
Was the Heaton coin design meant to be a commemorative of some sort, or just a proposal for a new design? It's unclear from the design what, if...
I had a 36 proof cent in an old PCI cleaned holder. It darkened over time and is now in a PCGS 63RB holder.
It's in a holder of some sort now. You can see a little extra flashing on the white plastic insert. Combined with the question being posed, I'm...
It makes sense if you've ever been there. The effigies are like giant, grassy animal crackers, and look like tiny animal crackers on the coin.
Tessio, actually, but yeah.
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Not without seeing it in person.
8. Serial number grade doesn't match nonsensical grade, but... 9. It's equally as nonsensical, because there's no such thing as MS60+ Seeing if...
Yeah, that's fake.
Easy thing to do will be to buy a late date proof Franklin (they're cheap) and an uncirculated one (also cheap) and compare them side-by-side...
Proof Franklins were made with specially prepared dies on polished planchets, using more pressure in striking, and special handling after striking...
I see light hairlines, but nothing that should prevent a grade.
Pity. It's also a VAM 4 (S/Horizontal S). It would probably have to be worn down to VF before it would grade, given all those scratches.
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The obverse issues are not due to die wear. IGWT is quite well-defined, but the letters are malformed and even of different heights. This would...
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