Sorry, but IMO, the little bit of toning on the obverse won't garner any premium. In fact, I'm always suspicious of wildly toned or rainbow toned...
Wait, you're going to buy a US coin? Did the earth stop rotating? I couldn't resist. As stated by a few already, this is a highly counterfeited...
Did you just open another can of worms? lol.
I'd say it's the size of the coin not the drill bit. IMO, this was drilled to put on a chain. This is a small coin, so the hole is relatively big.
With all due respect, your bias is showing.
There are also raw coin holders called airtites. I prefer them to 2x2's. If you put the coin in the correct size airtite, you don't need to...
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Nice @Morgandude11! Keep us updated on the progress of the display case.
@GDJMSP , NGC no line fatties don't fit well in the single row slotted intercept shield boxes. If you want to get one in, you need to put it in...
The only PCGS slabs that I found to not fit in NGC boxes are the original small rattler holders. They don't fit in the blue PCGS box any better....
NGC box fits PCGS slabs and ANACS. The new PCGS slabs won't fit. IMO, kind of typical of PCGS, they don't play well with others.
I don't like the surface in the middle of the cheek.
I didn't like it at first either. The more I've seen it though, the more I like it.
No, I don't think fakes will kill this hobby. In a way, I agree with @longnine009 analogy; however, I believe the TPG's will continue to find...
Are we sure the fake is from China?
I agree with you about scammers. I despise them as well. Most everyone on this site already knows these are scams. So posting them here isn't...
The more I see the new label, the more I like it. Not sure what's going on with NGC's label inventory. I haven't heard anything about them...
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