I think the tpgs take a is it market acceptable approach . Still they have flagged coins as cleaned that haven't been just like they have graded...
You're right there rlm's , I once won a contempory fake Bust half , I won the auction but ebay wouldn't let them give it to me even though I knew...
But Ken now they're faking ASEs what's next modern commemoratives . I wouldn't put it past them .
)(*&^&%$##@ Chinese!!!!! We have to get after our Congressmen to stop letting this junk into the USA . one guy stopped them from listing and...
I love patterns , some are better than the ones that made it to coinage . How about a pic ? Also how many did they make ?
This is a Civil War storecard Fuld NY630-3a it's rated an R-7 so there's about 11-20 of them left . Thomas White was a NY butcher , thus the pic...
Struck on a bad planchet , I suppose .
I think in Chicago a lot of people had the same idea as we did so the silver got pulled out quickly . Too bad it still isn't like that .
Great finds for the '90s . Where were you getting your halves from ? I must have searched about 100 rolls and probably more in the late '70s to...
Keep us informed and good luck .
I did find Franklin's regularly and the occasional WLH , this was when my Grandmother would buy a roll back in the early '60s for me to fill a...
What , no Bust coinage on the list ? I'd say Bust halves , out of the choices given it's a tie between the SLQ and the Mercury dime . I love the...
Also on this coin I'm sure the large planchet mark on his shoulder would count too .
I always thought that the small planchet marks , and Die polish lines didn't coun't much against the grade . So how much do the smaller planchet...
Interesting writeup . Though I think the resubmit game with the OGH has been mostly played out with most already being cherrypicked . Not to say...
I agree that you should have contacted the seller about the date of the coins . The description did say coins from the '50s so you really don't...
I really only see one hit on his chin , and maybe another on his shoulder , the smaller ones are all planchet marks and don't count against the...
It sure looks nicer in the smaller pic . Dick if that line from his chin is shine , does that mean the luster is slightly impaired in that area ?...
Too bad they didn't have better planchet quality , or mechanically polish them . It sure would have made for some beautiful coins .
That's what I think , I've only been wrong maybe once or twice . LOL ;)
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