Ethics and numismatics are not often found together.
There's a reason this coin is in a third tier holder -- it's damaged. I'd value it roughly as an XF or AU coin.
Hell, you can't even trust a photo, so why would anyone trust a written description?
Kevin, You have come a long way. Keep it up! Respectfully...Mike
Toad, Thanks for posting the new pics. They helped... I believe the lines are signs die wear (aka "flow lines"), the sunken area looks...
p.s. "stretch marks" = flow lines = die wear. Although I don't follow this series closely, that's probably the most worn die I've ever seen in an...
Although it seems rather improbable, my first thought was counterfeit. The indian looks "wrong". Can you please post a closeup of the...
I'd say 65. Cheek way too clean for a lower grade, IMO.
65? Foiled again!...Mike p.s. congrats!
MS 63 or 64
Kevin, There's not a coin in the world that someone can't find fault in. Remember that....Mike
I think that's a wonderful coin. Congrats.
What lesson have you learned?
Fascinating! Thanks for the update, and congrats on your upgrade! How did you do on the rest of the coins?
So, are you factoring in your time and the slabbing/shipping costs? Also, I hope you are paying taxes on those earnings. ;) Take care...Mike
DLRC scans do a terrible job at portraying luster, so I hope you're right. Please update us when it arrives!
p.s. I would suspect if the coin was graded lower than AU 55, then it was silently net graded for an old dipping/cleaning and the resulting lack...
Congrats!
NGC graded the coin MS 65. Here are my subjective opinions on the coin: I loved this coin the second I saw it, and short of the weak...
If you buy widgets, the pricing tends to be high. For more rare coins, the pricing is often low. Leaving moderns out of the equation, the...
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