Yellow and blue are the most common colors on toned nickels. Nice coin.
At greater magnificiation (30X-60X), the whizzing should be obvious.
MS 65. I'm fairly certain that coin is NOT a proof (reverse way too weak, dentils not sharp enough, and edges not square enough), and the odd...
In a word, no.
MS 62 with a bit of cameo contrast, but not enough to get in a PL slab from one of the big three...Mike
AU detalis, cleaned, net VF
That looks like Longacre Doubling (not any type of "true" doubling). Is there somethig else we're missing??? I see no problems except a...
Here are a few EAC dealers specializing in large cents that I would recommend: Doug Bird: No website Chris Victor-McCawley:...
Congrats Mark. Excellent coin!
Looks more like an AU to me.
Teach me, how can you tell that quarter is fake? The picture is way too blurry for me to make any kind of determination, and I'm anything but a...
p.s. very cool coin, Eduard, as usual!
I concur with Mr. Vavet, S-82. The date position is a giveaway.
Been there, done that. Xacto knife the ring. :)
For coins that don't fit perfectly, I prefer the ones with the foam insert to stop them from rattling around...Mike
Aha! Sorry, I misunderstood you.
Treas, Be aware that enlarging pictures does nothing. You can't make data that didn't already exist, and in enlarging a photo that's precisely...
Frankly, I'm not so sure the market would be better if the TPGs weren't to exist. At least it levels the playing field, so to speak. Remember,...
I agree with everything you wrote except about SGS being consistent. I have not seen it in the coins that I've examined in-hand. That said,...
I think you have a good point. However, in a market, perception IS reality. Furthermore, to suggest that someone like SGS is on-par in terms...
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