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Usually a SPLIT PLANCHET causes an unusual affect (similar to what a coin looks like when struck through cloth) over the entire surface on a coin...
I find die cracks to be unattractive on a coin and because it is technically an imperfection on the coin. I do believe that is a die crack, but I...
Yes; I agree with the rest of the thread comments. It's just ordinary circulation wear from being held by childrens greasy, little hands. :) -Brian
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$49.99 on the Franklin is what you probably paid. I myself would not have paid over $43 or so. I love to haggle! ;) -Brian
I understand what many others are saying on this thread about the color being slightly out-of-the-normal. It could be some odd type of corrosion...
Plenty of AU coins don't have lustur (especially nickels and Peace dollars) and plenty of XF coins can be found with lustur! That is a completely...
The fields are fairly clean. The only visible bag marks look to be on the obverse bust. I'll say MS64 (This, IMO, is a very generous grade). -Brian
Yes. It looks like someone, for some odd reason, gold-plated a heavily worn, common date Wheat Cent. As for the reason(s) why; We may never know....
I just took another glance; I think you may be right. :old-guy-smile: -Brian EDIT: Now that I took yet another glance, I see that the reverse...
That PCGS coin has visible bag marks indicating that it has not been circulated all that much. The coin the thread you have listed has no visible...
looks like a VG08. -Brian
with the 09-S, 09-S VDB, 14-D you've already got a nearly $2000 collection if the coins are in decent grades, which they look to be. Then again, I...
You coming down to the Long Beach show in a couple of weeks, Lance? :)
AU55 (maybe AU58) Details. Looks to have been cleaned and retoned over time. It also looks to have a patina similar to the kind I see on chinese...
+1... For now. -Brian
I am not entirely sure how rockdude is able to distinguish that alteration on the surface as a mint error. Even though it may look like a...
I need video recording capabilities because I create YouTube informational videos regarding numismatics and covering part of my personal...
Hello CoinTalkers! Here's the story; Lately I have been taking photos of coin collection with a very unreliable camera so I've decided I want to...
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