Well, you're right - it IS a crappy photo, LOL, but only an estimated 600 EXIST even circulated, and virtually none in MS, so it's a great coin,...
The FEC appears to have MS details, but are those hairlines I see beneath the eagle? The St. looks like MS65 to me. The Linc looks circ....
Here you go, it's in the first post: http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t61651/
Man, I'd love to see a photo of that, just use any pocket digital camera on macro and let fly!
I think that's a good idea, did you see the Barber half I posted on my thread, "A Cautionary Tale"?
Great example, Rusty. you can easily see the curved lines caused by the wire brush on the enlarged images at Heritage, and I believe you can see...
Love the reverse design on the sovereign and the Mexican 2.5p.
My lone Classic Head: [IMG] [IMG]
Veeerrrry Nice!! Mintage 91,209, and only around 3,000 exist in circulated grades, according to Bowers.
I'm curious about the 1899 and the 1907(the one to the left). I have bought Barbers that looked like those which turned out to have cleaning marks...
That's a great story, Eduard.
Other than a soak in acetone, which might remove some folder crud, I wouldn't touch it. You could send it to NGC, if it looks 'conservable' NCS...
Thanks to both of you for making some important points. If a collector is going to buy raw coins, he or she needs to be proficient at grading AND...
Terrific coins, Kanga- you have some really nice sets. I hope you'll post more images soon.
Thanks Conder (and by extension, Lehigh) for the attribution. I agree. That entire thread is worth re-reading. 1-B it is.
When I first started to collect, I gravitated towards the big sellers with multi-page ads in Coin World, etc, assuming that they must be REALLY...
Hi Eduard, just to clarify things for me, what do you consider (for you ) a fair and reasonable price for a coin, as compared to some sort of a...
I'm almost certain it is a copy. The denticles are practically invisible in places; the surfaces have that Chinese frosty look to them. Unless you...
Eduard, those are magnificent! And, if I dug up something like that first coin, I think I'd have a heart attack (but I'd die happy!)!
That off center strike is really eye-catching, but appearance-wise I think I prefer the 'normal' coin. It is great to see the superb photos of...
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