I should always go with my first instincts and not second guess myself. Lesson learned.
AU 50
Maybe even a 66 or 67.
Proof 65. Lovely coin.
Numismat? Are you saying that even after being told that this coin was counterfeit, you still would pay market value for it?? Why???
My family has been in the hospitality business for many generations. When my father received an unusual coin, he kept it in the legendary and...
Average full rimmed seated dimes wholesale for about $11 each.
I wouldn't hold it against a dealer just because the graders said it's cleaned when neither you, your dealer or other collectors can see it...
No. Not from a pic. I have owned many of these and sometimes a counterfeit STILL sneaks by me. The last fakeerouniee I bought was of better...
It dissolves and removes the Polyvinylchloride from the coins. Always use a double or triple bath correctly.
Glue. Give it a soak as Ziggy said.
For me, it depends on the use of the holder. For long term storage, archival Mylar always works regardless of the brand or configuration. These...
The only ones I have owned have been circulated. That said, the coin looks worn to me too. It may be the normal luster for this date but Lincoln's...
Silver or platinum plated. Millions of them were so defaced. Does the other two sides have a peculiar look? A different luster and color?
AU 50.
I would have some concern about the edge at nine o'clock. Is that a rim bump and/or filing or cleaning? If not for that, I would say $15, more or...
AU-50. I might be temped to net it at XF for the surfaces being rough and dark. Very nice, clear, focused picture though.
High VF to XF. There isn't much to go by in a pic except the leaves and there is definite wear there. I would love to put it under light and tilt...
Mine has considerably more wear than that one. The grading service I sent mine to couldn't certify it saying too much wear. I showed it to Walter...
First, Is it a straight grade or a problem coin? Hard to tell from the photo.
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