I understood what you were saying originally, and my comment, along with all due respect, stands. Conder is correct, in my opinion -- these coins...
66 or 67 RD, and I lean towards the latter. Very nice Lincoln.
p.p.s. I would grade the coin MS 63 (maybe 64 on a good day)
p.s. Conder is much more of an expert than you or I, Spock. His posts are (very) rarely inaccurate.
Are you sure?
I'd love to see pics of the large cents. :)
XF 40 details for an apparent lack of luster. Might be AU if the coin has luster but it just isn't shown in the photos. Thanks for...
I suspect, from what you've written, that you are underestimating the influence luster can have on a grade. Respectfully...Mike
Caused, amost asuredly, by a low-angle light (i.e. a light close to parallel to the plane of the coin)....Mike
My sense is the coin is real, and the photo technique is causing some to be overly concerned. Incidentally, I believe I've commented on this...
No biggie. Err on the side of caution. If someone wants the complete story, take the link. :)
Over time, I would guess that hand-picked high-grade original packaging non-slabbed examples will be worth more than their slabbed bretheren....
Yikes.... Just saw I already responded... At least I'm consistent. :o
Weakly struck XF 40.
Interesting price -- $100 -- what does that tell you?
From: http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article_view.chtml?artid=5359&universeid=313 PCGS Service Announcement - New "Genuine" Service - June...
I'd say a "you suck" is in order. :)
Imagine that, our government giving us money for, gasp, what it's worth (+ S&H). What a novel idea. ;)
Wow, it seems RLM is right! Sneaky administrators!
How about this one? ;) http://www.ebay.com/
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