Check out this site, which lists these fakes, among others: http://home.comcast.net/~reidgold/draped_busts/page_7.html Please take the time to...
The photos of those trade dollars (in the 2x2's) are too small to state with confidence that they are either genuine or copies. The Chinese have...
I share the same concerns as Rusty. The rims look too wide to me in areas.The morphology of the stars is very uneven, some look distorted. While...
That's a nice piece of history you have, CCGold! Something about coins from that tumultuous era that gives them an extra heft. I'm glad some...
In case you need another opinion.. both are commonly seen fakes of poor quality.
Good eye, Breakdown! The light angle was a bit higher on the "after" shots; more honest if not very flattering!
What is important to realize is that these sellers are not going to sell a coin for less than its true worth.(but often for a lot more than it's...
Wild!
Looks too shiny to me, and the vertical marks on the reverse look a lot like whizzing.
I bet you have some nice ones, too. I still don't have a wheatie for my type set. I think I'd like a 1910-s, my Dad's year of birth.
I guess I feel like I have to balance out the junk I posted on the 'cautionary tale' thread, LOL.
You know, it DOES look like a 6. Coin is back at the bank, next time I'm there I'll have look. Thanks for that observation.
Beautiful cent, illini. Crusty's IHC is simply awesome. Here's a recent buy from Dick Osburn: [IMG] [IMG]
Well, I messaged Angel Dee's about obtaining a full strike FEC and discovered to my dismay that my only hope was MS63-64 minimum. After taking my...
OK, it's posted on the Collector's Universe US coins forum. http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=731991
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Some of the BU coins I submitted came back as MS62-63, so they were properly described, but they were fairly...
Thanks, Rusty! Your TD is a cool coin, really! I think I will re-image the trime, I believe I underexposed it. I don't have much copper....
Another danger of buying raw coins: PVC! here is an 1883 V-nickel I bought a couple of years ago. Somehow it wound up in the sdb in a soft flip!...
Another early purchase, an 1827 bust half. I bought it raw, it was bright white, I sent it in to the "old" ICG with a bunch of other stuff, and it...
Love the patina on that coin! scratches be darned, that's a nice bust dollar!
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