Here's a buff you don't see every day: [img][img] And you can even see the date. :)
Au 59 :) MS 62 on a good day. Looking at the toning/coloration (powdery champagne), I'd bet the coin was dipped once and has since started...
In situations such as this, I'd consider focusing on coins that appeal to you but whose value is linked to bullion. There are many foreign gold...
One of my all time favorite coins -- I'd grade it a 10 of 10 for design and 9 of 10 in personal preference. There's just something cool about the...
Congrats on the new coin. Sure looks like more detail than most AG3s I see -- perhaps silently net graded for surface issues. Regardless, that's...
I'll bet it is corrosion or verdigris...Mike
I'd grade it a solid Fine.
If the spot bothers you enough to mention it now, chances are it will bother you going forward. This coin is common enough that I would wait...
p.s. welcome! :)
Congrats!
Hopefully it is just the photographic technique, but I don't think this thread is going to end well. :( Add me to the polished crowd.
Very nice! Congrats on your new purchases & thanks for sharing them.
p.s. ldhair is wise to point you in the direction of white balance -- next to lighting and focus and exposure it is probably the most important...
FLASH? Are you nuts? :D Seriously, try some regular lights -- the result will be much less "harsh".
It's still looks like a buff with a bad alloy mix that's been improperly cleaned. :) Seiously, I doubt it is a surface contaminant (although it...
Neat overdate! Makes you wonder what they were doing that day in the mint.... I suspect this coin will not be slabbed by PCGS/NGC on the first...
Congrats! They look like nice examples....Mike
I'm glad to hear it arrived safely. Not a bad first effort. A touch overexposed (about 2/3 of a stop by my eye), but the focus and sharpness...
My first thought upon seeing the pics was "where's the luster" -- but that's more of a question on the coin itself and not the price or its...
Very nice coin Mark! Congrats on your NEWP and thanks for sharing...Mike
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