If someone posted that picture on this site on a "grade opinion" thread, I would say VF-30. But they try to sell it as MS-66 prooflike...:confused:
"Could" is the operative word. VAM ID "could" determine... or not. If the same die was used to make proof and busines strikes, they would have...
Cleaning messes up the surface texture - the coin's skin. The best TPGs check under high magnification. Cleaning is a BUST for sure.
That's 'cuz he used the sister product, Tanfastic Background Darkener ! :rolling: Dude even supplies Q-Tips, at no extra cost to you ! Yay !
They also added two more stars to the rim of the 1912 $10 Indian for the same reason.
Neither have I... but I'll be darned but what I checked out some AU-55s on Heritage and there they were... looked like doubled denticles to...
Well, ol' JennaTy might have an 1875-CC $5 on the market soon... I bet that would make ol' Papa proud ! :thumb:
And he knew how to use 'em ! Agreed. They have plenty of room above the Happy Feet and below LIBERTY to put the "1957"...
Yes, she is a beauty. Even if it were common date it would be a nice piece. Very few marks in the prime focal areas - Liberty's cheek and the...
That's why ya get 'em certified.
Smart move. I believe NGC has an option by which you can have the piece re-routed to their brother company NCS if it fails to "pass muster" with...
Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure ol' Roy was just jokin' about the aqua regia...
I remember all the process and debate leading up to the creation of Ike dollars. I was an avid coin collector in those days. After Eisenhower's...
Well, I think that's fantastic, Aidan ! Good luck on the nomination ! I'll pray for your confirmation. Sorry to hear about the problem in the...
Now this is the best thread I've seen in a long long time ! The guy thought it was an 1857 quarter... although the front said 1875 and the back...
When I first saw them, I thought they were the sort of spots one sees when a coin is struck from pitted or rusted dies. The fact they are raised...
Now THAT'S a US Mint Commemerative Series that would sell... "The Knights Who Say NI !!!!" Forget that "First Spouse" nonsense...
Good point. I agree. However, I'm also concerned about the "bejeweled" aspect. Yes, it looks pretty good in the photos... but we can't see the...
PCGS is fine in general, but not in this case. They do not grade problem coins. This is a problem coin. NGC will not grade problem coins either,...
Anyone care to give a grading opinion ? I'm thinkin' MS-62. Clean cheeks, nice fields, stars nicely struck and fully brought up. If it's...
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