I actually posted a thread based upon my analysis on another forum. If you are intested in the replies, you can find it here. One response to...
You and Speedy are both incorrect, and I should point out the coin in question is a 66 not a 67. Here are the statistics: [img] For the...
Get the redbook on Morgan dollars (Complete Guide to Morgan Dollars). Published by Whitman. Written by QD Bowers. Not a website, but it is a...
Speedy, you are confusing number of coins in a grade (where PCGS has more coins) with percentage of coins in a grade. Absolute numbers don't...
This coin is normally weakly struck, and will not get a downward bump in grading for being so, IMHO. The real question in my mind is if the...
This coin is normally weakly struck, and will not get a downward bump in grading for being so, IMHO...Mike
From what I understand, a call from NGC's lawyer remedied the situation and no legal action was necessary.
Ms 65
Here are the facts... The coin is graded MS 66 RD by NGC. Remember NGC is a bit looser, as compared to PCGS on these coins, here are the pops:...
It is graded by NGC: [img][img] [img] [img] Enjoy...Mike
That is a wicked cool pickup!!!
Don't be too hard on yourself. You have a good eye for coisn... This coin is a very tough one. It is a classic AU/MS slider and one that's...
1) I crack them out because I keep them in a DANSCO holder for Large Cents. 2) Absolutely. The flaws are magnified. Surface dings you can't...
Sorry, it looks dipped, not DMPL. I would exersize your return privilege on this one...Mike
You see how the surface of the coin has a "grainy" or "pitted" texture? This is corrosion. Here's a XF shield nickel without corrosion:...
I agree 100%. I'll only add that a scanner makes detecting mint luster, which is the largest single feature between an AU 50 and 55 coin,...
Speedy, GDJMSP, IMHO, is correct. There is the slightest bit of wear on the high points. The spots to look for are the top edge of Liberty's...
XF details, corroded and possibly cleaned, net F. Weakly struck, as is typical, on the outermost obverse leaves..Mike
What you have looks like machine (strike) doubling. I can't comment on the surface of the coin, but it does strike me as odd...Mike
I would guess around the turn of the century (1900). Mint marks were still hand impressed into the dies for much, much longer...Mike
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