That seems overpriced. You can get a slabbed 69DCAM for that price.
p.s. but I'm not 100% certain.
Try again. ;) The weak dentils are more a result of die crumbling, from what I understand.
I'm almost certain it's a weak strike. If it were wear, I'd not expect such booming luster....Mike p.s. welcome back Ricky! :)
Au 63 Rb
p.s. TPG Grade: '38 -> 65 RB; '57 -> 65 BN (although the apparent lack of luster does concern me a bit).
Those are two stunning large cents, Eduard -- particularly that '38. Thank you for sharing...Mike
NO NO NO NO NO Color not natural.
Even if it does have some wear, it might still be uncirculated.... ...depending on who's doing the grading. :)
p.p.s. Congrats on your NEWP!
p.s. please keep us posted, BQ!
Thank you, Mark. :) I'm happy to hear my numismatic antenna gave a false alarm here.
p.s. does the coin pass the "ring" test?
Paging Mr. Feld. Would Mark Feld please report to this thread.....
I am sorry to say but that coin doesn't look authentic to me, and at best the surfaces have been manipulated. Look closely for a casting line...
Can I go detecting with you? ;)
Nice VF coin. Very attractive and much more original looking than most. Congrats.
Thanks, now I'm even more embarrassed. :o Seriously. Thank you. :)
While I'm thinking about it, does anyone know where to (pre)order one?
Yup, I sure did. One of these days I'm going to flip flop on a grade and look even more silly. ;) I don't look at replies to these guess the...
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