XF40 is my grade. As others have pointed out, it is not a good idea to put your fingertips on the coin anywhere but the edge (and I would suggest...
F details, rim damage & recolored, net G
G details, corroded, net AG
Guy & Conder --> :thumb:
R stand for "Rarity" and, in this case, an R3+ coin means that there are approximately between 201 and 600 examples known. S stand for...
I would grade the coin VG details, cleaned, net G.
If there are 50k gradeable 1822 dimes, I will but one and eat it. :) The vast majority of these coins are damaged (cleaned, scratched, bent,...
I believe that is a 1798 S-151, an R3+ coin. (Conder, please keep me honest. :) ) The central details on the obverse of this variety are...
Judging solely by the photos, I do not believe this coin would be slabbed by any of the big 3 because of an old cleaning and retoning. I would...
The one in the top left (1803?) is a PQ (or what I would call choice) example. It is not very common to find a low grade large cent without...
SMS stands for Special Mint Set. In 1965, 66, and 67, they didn't produce proofs, but only SMS sets. They appear prooflike with mirrored fields...
The seller has been reported to eBay (for misrepresenting the value, stealing photos, and selling items he doesn't have in-hand), and I suggest...
I just received another e-mail from the seller, who apparently mistook me for the original seller of the coin. Their words: As a matter of...
Incuse gold would be my #1. I also find Buffalo Nickels and all Barber coinage difficult to grade -- primarily because I don't agree with the...
FYI, I have contacted the seller, confirmed these are the same coins, pointed him to this thread, and given him a little piece of my mind...Mike
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In my opinion, that coin would never slab at a reputable TPG. It would be bagged for environmental damage. In addition, the seller should be...
The strike, particularly on the reverse, is far too weak to be a proof coin, IMHO...Mike
Very nice group. As far as the "problem" coin comments... In old copper, particularly eighteenth and early nineteenth century, it becomes an...
A touch overexposed, but pretty darn nice otherwise...Mike
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