I see your coin as a solid 20, Mark, and a very nice one at that!
I'm thinking F15 or VF20, but the obverse appears to have been cleaned- see how the light and dark areas around the date and stars are separated...
fantastic die crack on that 1837 dime.
Bad AT job, for sure.
Thanks. I may play with the exposure a bit and try some lighter. here is one of my favorite Seated Dollars, even though it came out of an NCS...
never mind.
Oops, my camera is snugly mounted on the copy stand right now, I'll try to later. It's pretty simple, I got the idea from the "coins and paper...
Some examples of photos taken with my under 20$ axial lighting setup. I got tired of struggling to get images of copper that were lifeless. It can...
Thanks for the comments, my friends. I think every collector should have a Fugio.
LOL, that could be a sigline: "I'll keep filling holes until I fill the 6' deep one."
This one is very hard to image, but I can assure everyone the toning is "in" and not "on" the surfaces. [IMG] [IMG]
Another case of "stickeritis," or, "Dr., I'd like a second, third, fourth ... opinion." CAC (Albanese) has stated that they pay no heed to other...
When the market "demands" hard-to-get coins in particular grades, in "no problem" holders, well, SOMEBODY has to 'make' them, right? We can't...
Just to extend the discussion a bit, have a look at this one for sale on eBay, PCGS VF20, and see how it compares with the coins in the o.p....
Hard to believe that the last one made it into a problem-free holder (note to self: send in 1795 FH half for regrading). Looking at the PCGS...
very nice example, and interesting clashes. Wonder what the attribution is?
I keep running across this seller's listings when I look through the TD's and SLD's. I believe a lot of the coins have issues.
Haven't looked at the other guesses ... #1: VF25- nice separation of hair, feather detail both wings; #2: F15, flatter surfaces, but looks...
Michener wrote about the Hawaiian leper colony and its priest/founder in his masterpiece, "Hawaii." Worth a read.
Kanga, I have all 4 of those in my collection, too.. I'm doing a set of commems with Virginia connections.. and any others that I deem especially...
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