Kudos on the pictures too , nice coi nice pictures .:hail: rzage:):hatch::hammer:
Can you say China , please report these , I probablly could have made a better copy out of some American cheese , at least the color would be...
Congrats Cody , and a very nice prize Illini , way to go . rzage
As to the cleaning it's hard to tell from photos , but many coins this old have been cleaned , if yours was it doesn't seem to be done too harshly...
How much would you say the recoloring knocked off the price , to tell the truth I like the color . rzage:):hammer::hatch:
Didn't all Gold certificates have gold seals ? rzage
Simply stunning , Mark since I don't have it in hand , I was wondering what you would grade her without the toning , When I win the lotto you'll...
I agree , the only silver I 've found are halves and 2 war nickles . rzage:thumb:
You're right I don't believe it .:eek: JK rzage:):hatch::hammer:
Sure looks like an album toned coin , solidly toned on the obverse , and mostly around the outside on the obverse . IMO That Golden toning on the...
And all this time I thought you wre 86:D JK rzage:whistle::thumb:
I know some people goldplated the 1883 V nickle without cents , to try to pass as a $5 gold piece , maybe someone thought it would be cool to gold...
The money they make if it says MS-70:eek: Really thereis not much difference between a 69 or 70 , maybe 1 small mark you can only see with a...
I'll have to go with XF , Still a nice coin though . rzage
Great notes as usual , glad to hear your healing fast . rzage
AS for comparing a 1917-P Type 1 to a 1928-S is like comparing apples to oranges as stated before , the 1917 - P Type - 1 is the best struck coin...
CACs green sticker means it's at least average for the grade and might be high end for the grade , Their gold sticker means they think it's...
Definately a FH , very nice coin , the rivets are stronger than most of that date , to get one with a nicer FH and full rivets , it will take a...
Look at this Barber half , a really nice coin if it wasn't harshly cleaned , look at the reverse , you can see the many scratches . Also notice it...
There are many ways to clean a coin so there will be different appearences for each . No luster on a coin with no wear is a giveaway , if it has a...
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