I prefer the top set as the contrast is more tolerable. I think it may grade MS63. These are tiny coins and enlarged to this extent makes tiny...
agree with Vf 20 approx.
The one in the date isn't centered over a dentil, therefor a fake.
Overrated: I missed out on the ground floor, and now the coins are too expensive to buy and flip for a profit. Underrated: Underwater in coins...
nice patina and no damage. Good looking circ coin and very close to a Fine but not quite IMO
Pretty coin! I was going to guess 63 but late to the party; very tough to gauge surfaces and luster on a richly toned coin. Fun to play, though
here's mine, where the doubling is pretty obvious: [IMG] Years ago I got burned on Teletrade when I won a 72 DDO only to discover it was one of...
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Be sure to tell us what you think after you have time to study them! I find this very interesting.
Thinking about the terms themselves. "Overrated" seems to me a way of saying, people are paying too much for "x" relative to availability. It...
Fakes like this are dangerous; they would never fool a TPG or a collector with some basic knowledge and a loupe, but they can sell easily on eBay...
I agree with Mainebill, surfaces very porous due to casting, lettering too rounded/bloated for a genuine coin.
Just speculating here, as I don't know what goes on in the cloud-shrouded summit of coin grading's Mount Olympus, but I think they felt the Dix...
Robec's 42D dime is amazing! (and the photo quality is unsurpassed)
Thanks Bill! That's my favorite TD, with the wide CC. Would love to have comparable examples for 73 and 74 (in my dreams!)
I don't think mine really qualify as coin porn, more like coin striptease or coin poledance, sort of the tenderloin district of numismatics, LOL....
speaking of late dates... [IMG] [IMG]
Virulent verdi...
Happy hunting you guys!
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