G-4. Need more hair detail for VG. Nice planchet. Problem free obverse. Nice pickup ! Congrats.
Cleaned ? Borderline - hard to say. Seems lusterless, but that could be the lights. I think his grade of XF is pretty good. This has the look...
Well THAT would be a bust ! :hammer: Of course, the issue will be proving, beyond reasonable doubt, the relisted coin is the coin from the...
...but seriously, folks... Another good question is "Is there a safe way to remove a fingerprint and not damage the coin ?" Since the...
What if it's a criminal's fingerprint ? :eek: If I scrape DNA off it, is it a "problem" coin ? :confused:
I've heard that most early silver has been cleaned at one time. Is it possible this is one of the true original ones ? Sure looks nice. Great color.
The question can also be posed "If coinage was the absolute best solution, why don't we have all our money in coinage ?" Hopefully, many reasons...
Both are important. It's not all one way or the other.
But coins also cost a lot more to manufacture and transport. We have to look at total cost, not just one factor. I have yet to see any hard math...
Not to be too nitpicky... but a $10 eagle contains almost half an ounce of gold. That's in the range of $450, so you won't find one these days for...
Is there a coin club in your area ? Hang with those guys. Talk shop.
One coin at at time. One day at a time. I know how you feel, bluenose. At times like this, I just remind myself of another idea I learned here...
Thanks, bro ! I guess my puzzlement is about the process in general, not this variety in particular. I would think anything on the master die...
OK help me out here Ben. My understanding is the obverse master die contained the bust and nothing else. Any variations come from all the other...
OK, so I'm no expert at Overton attribution, but I'll take a shot. I'm thinking this is O-111.
I agree with AdamL and tcore... it's a physical convenience issue. If you don't mind lugging it around, I say give it a go. I personally have no...
Are we interested in a political discussion ? If so, move it to the appropriate forum - which is not here. In the meantime, check your PM.
I hit the first link (trade dollars). It appears some of the coins have the word "REPLICA" stamped in the obverse field in front of Liberty. I'm...
And there's the key... "you have no choice but to use them". Why is that good ? Forcing people to do what they clearly don't want to do ? Why...
I see them regularly as change from vending machines - post office, food. Never in any other circulation - not once. Nor do I care whether or not...
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