A mint employee in Baltimore said they hope to have them ready for release at the Chicago ANA, but it still isn't a sure thing.
Actually, even high VF coins should have some luster remaining in protected areas, like right up against the stars, between the letters, etc....
Ok. Just found out that it was accepted, conserved, & re-graded MS62. I won't know what it looks like until they ship it back to me. I should have...
Check out my eBay store here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/capped-bust-deals/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692 Here's an XF cleaned...
Congrats! Man, I love seeing that blue and white screen when grades finally come in!
Cleaned, corroded, scratched, graffiti-ed, bent 1792 Half Disme.
The buy-it-now prices for AU barber halves on eBay are inflated, I agree. But if you can find one in the occasional auction, you can get it at a...
This coin meets all of Doug's criteria. 1. Pedigreed coin 2. High scarcity 3. High value 4. Early years of the U.S. mint
My first thought was, "And PCGS declines to slab MY coins..."
This one passed a TPG and CAC: Ugh. [ATTACH]
I'll go VF35
Thanks to another member, I sent my first order of 6 coins to CAC. Only 2 of them stickered, but I got a no-charge pass on the 4 that didn't...
This one of mine just came back from PCGS as "AU details questionable color."[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Savy got em all exactly right. 1811- XF40, 1818- VF35, 1836/1336 XF-45. Now, there is a reason I cracked all these and sent them to PCGS....
Here are the pics I took after cracking them out. (The 1836 is the 1836/1336 overdate).[ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I bought the following coins, cracked them out of the holders, and sent them to PCGS raw. (Yes, I know, not a true crossover since they were...
I bet they about had a heart attack when they saw an original, undipped 200+ year old coin, so they got overly excited and bumped it up from a...
I have to agree. That 1825 is a dipped out mess.
Someone will want it... it's eBay after all.
Has some luster around the stars beneath the toning, but not enough for the grade in my opinion. I would have guessed AU50 myself... [ATTACH]
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