Coin catalogers like to call that color patina, sea foam green. Very pretty!
Mike, the coin is raw.
Please vote in the attached poll for your opinion of the grade of this nickel. [img] [img] As always, comments welcome!
I have it graded MS64RB also, but this one isn't going in for grading, it is going in my album collection so it's all good.
Proof coins are made in San Francisco, not Philly. Why do you think this coin is silver? It appears to be a simple clad Philly dime with...
Finally got around to taking my own photos. [IMG]
Finally got around to imaging my 1909 VDB upgrade! [IMG]
LOL, I have it in hand, I still can't grade it. I thought a photo would solve the debate for me, it only complicated matters.
While I agree that the jawbone area is normally weakly struck, this particular coin shows no signs of planchet roughness and I firmly believe that...
This coin has me absolutely scratching my head. At some angles, the obverse portrait appears to have significant wear. At others, those same...
Please vote in the attached poll for your opinion of the grade of this nickel. [img] As always, comments welcome!
$425
[IMG]
Because sometimes you see a coin in your change that just seems too pretty not to pluck and save. This really clean Lincoln with a cool color and...
My first impression from those photos was that the coin was a proof. Because the photos are so bad, I'm gonna go with my gut and say: PR63, $3K
I wrote a thread about these designations a few years back, for those who are interested: The NGC "T" & "W" Designations--The Lost Designations...
I wouldn't consider any textile toning pattern as neutral, despite the color scheme.
I think both of these are good ideas, but I lean towards the birds because I don't think youngsters will be at all interested in flags.
$300
Lol, now you are just showing off. Bravo!
Separate names with a comma.
