I was waiting for that one. But the trolls and know-it-alls I am speaking of have never looked in the mirror. Yeah, I went there.
True. Long ago, trolls and know-it-alls laid claim to the internet.
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Gorgeous. MS65
Star 10 looks recut as well. Would that change the obverse #?
I gave it an acetone bath and re-photographed it. It was mailed to PCGS this morning. I'll let you know what it graded in a few weeks. [ATTACH]
Is it struck or cast?
He said that it upgraded while in his possession. After the 40+ attempts and after the letter from David Hall. He made thousands when he sold it,...
This is the one known as "The Moose" right? spoke to one of the former owners of this coin. A dealer. Met him in Baltimore. It used to be a MS67....
It's genuine, no doubt.
Some recut stars, too. I need to check varieties for this coin.
Interesting coin... Has underlying luster on the obverse, but deeeeeeply toned/dirty. I think AU50, but idk. What are your thoughts? [ATTACH]
I owned it for about a day. Till I confirmed on Coin Chat what I suspected. Fake.
It's a counterfeit. The reverse fooled me completely, but the raised casting dots on the obverse were the giveaway. Thought this would be fun and...
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Unnatural as in cleaned?
Anything 200+ years old that looks that good deserves some appreciation. :)
These are going to PCGS soon. I think XF45 on the 1810, XF40 on the 1832. We shall see. Both have sufficient luster that you often see on AU50...
Then you have the green light from me (like that means something). Go for it!
Not if you don't get the grades and varieties you're hoping for...
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