It looks nice and genuine to me. I'd say xf-40, and if it were mine I would eventually have it in an 'authentic' slab, but personally I like my...
As a separate matter, I was looking at the other 2 trade dollars sold by the seller recently. This 1876-s 350093959870 looks like it has...
Does 'gate mark'= spot where sprue was broken off on a cast copy? If so I would expect that to be right on the edge, where it would be filed off....
JJ teaparty usually has a nice selection of walkers for sale, and they seem to pick ones that are nice for the grade. Anyway, here is one graded...
DMPL, would you mind posting the item number for the coin you bought? And, you're welcome, glad to be of some help.
That's a really nice coin! Me, I'd keep it raw, so I could (very carefully) admire it without intervening plastic.
I'd say AG. Very attractive, though, I like how the dark toning outlines the bust and makes it stand out. I think you have a good eye.
I believe the obv. is EF-40, the reverse almost EF. The color looks natural to me, but I can't tell if it might have an old cleaning. Tilting...
Guess that'll teach me to look at the dates, LOL.
I think vess1 is right about the weak reverse strike. I can't tell enough about the coin's appearance otherwise from the photos. Personally, I...
The 3 looks like an altered 8 to me.
Very nice photos. I feel that the rims are too wide- they should be about as wide, or just slightly wider than, the length of a dentil. A number...
First one I've seen in that condition! A genuine condition rarity!
****! Toad, feel free to PM me.
This seller has a slew of properly stamped replicas up for sale, including this one, dubbed the "spitting Liberty" for obvious reasons:...
Woh! Really? Where is that thread to be found??
It looks ok, because I submitted it to ICG myself. Rest assured, some of the best minds in Beijing are working on it as we speak...
Lehigh has a point, that coin is fugly.
From the photos, I honestly can't tell (I'm no Morgan expert). If I were buying, I would be concerned by: private auction format; f.o.c.(feedback...
Sort of scary, huh? There are some extremely good transfer die fakes out there. I have a TD in an ICG holder that I keep waffling on whether it's...
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