By the late 1970s most coins were cameo or deep cameo. The technology at the US Mint was improving and it was no longer like the sets of the 60s...
Thank you! The squared quarter has a cool story and it fits my appreciation of the unusual. These pop up on eBay but can be pricey. The guy who...
Great story! The memories that coins bring us are another of the many joys of collecting.
Thank you for all the comments! Here was the thread I posted about the squared quarter if anyone wants to read a bit more:...
Another year is almost in the books and so it's time to share my favorite purchases of 2021. Many of these have entered my box of 20 (and might be...
If the cert number stays the same, CAC will resticker it automatically for a nominal fee (used to be $3-not sure if that changed). The downside is...
The hairlines are fairly obvious from your angled photo so it will likely always be a details grade (unless it can be worn down enough to...
The reverse looks nice but unfortunately the cleaning on the obverse makes it a details coin. It's hard to tell for certain if there are any signs...
If you look at the other examples in the links, do you still think it's the same thing you were thinking originally?
Isn't the "X" shaped scratch in the circled area the "graffiti"? Looking at other examples online, I don't think it is what you might be...
Seeing the photos, I'd lean towards sacrificing the wood grain toning if that's what it took to neutralize the spots. I don't think it adds enough...
Maybe @Insider could offer his thoughts as he had experience at NCS.
I'm not a fan of this either but the bigger issue for me is the wait times. These have gotten unreasonably long. @Vess1 brings up a good idea of...
Summer FUN? :D
In all seriousness, NGC has been very slow and it seems to only be getting worse each month. The last few years I've submitted some moderns to...
You'll have a lovely Easter with your newly graded NGC coins. :p
I forgot to comment about the bonus but then again I don't see anything that stands out so I'm clueless. :p
MS 66 5FS .... luster looks strong and the obverse is remarkably clean; I believe the reverse holds it back from anything above 66 (combination of...
It's this evening already. :p
There were few to no slabs yet, so this was the way it was done. Plus the majority of coins were still kept raw at that time. The flip was used to...
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