I often have trouble telling luster breaks from actual cuts and abrasions. I'm going to guess MS63.
NIce large cents. I don't find the cleaning obtrusive.
That central punch mark sort of kills it for me. I don't think it's a "Chinese chop mark" either, although I'm not an expert on those.
I gave it a 10. You just don't see them that nice very often.
Glad to help, Jack! Large images of the coin are on page one of this thread, as "exhibit B." Good luck with your sleuthing.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] OK here is the fake 77cc in all its glory, before I sent it back to ANACS. They kept the holder and returned the "coin."
yeah, that looks like a proof alright. :vomit:
Jack,sorry Idon't seem to have retained images of the fake ANACS slab. I think I uploaded them to photobucket and dropped the account when they...
Do the PCI holder toned ASE's generally straight grade at PCGS or NGC?
I enlarged the images of the 75cc, and on the rev see what appear to be some raised metal blobs under the eagle's "chin," on the first 0 of 900,...
The photos may just be suboptimal. An in hand inspection may look totally different. With this being a very common issue, you can avoid the...
Looks good to me. Did you check the weight?
The 73-cc is clearly a fake, all the details are mushy, I have doubts about the 75 CC but the images don't enlarge when I click on them. Large...
I like it a lot, especially how the dark background brings out the fine details, like the rays.
Thanks for the extra photos. Edge reeding looks good. the surfaces on the obv look better than I thought on the first set of photos. Short of...
Did you take a close look at the edge reeding? I find that forgers generally ignore that area.
I tried to talk myself down from 66, but couldn't do it. :doctor:
They both look genuine to me. The 74 S may have some issues with the surfaces, perhaps a cleaning and / or pvc damage, or seawater issues. Kind...
In my grading room, there would be no numeric grades. Grading is subjective and using a numeric scale gives an illusion of precision and...
thanks for the history of these important coins, and the photos. I look forward to reading the next installment
Separate names with a comma.
