Good catch. That merely reinforces @ToughCOINS' impression of the coin, and we'll figure the coin for a typical "NYC ignored the cleaning" 55-58....
Interestingly enough, designating strike quality would be in a TPG's best interest, allowing them more latitude to divorce strike from grade. It...
In other words, they've figured out the true market demographic for what they want to sell, and they're accurately targeting it. In the meantime,...
You got a genuine laugh out of the disclaimer. :) Meaning no offence, only the very finest of coin images have a hope of enabling the observer to...
The work is unfinished; that didn't get all of it. The upper left obverse and reverse around the D in TRADE look to still be active. With a coin...
A little stylized, but.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, they do make excellent teaching tools. :)
Once removed from the acetone, it'll be dry before you can get it to a cloth. Acetone is extremely volatile - that's why we emphasize the caution...
On the bright side, that makes it even easier to nail them to the wall if it isn't. Things like altered mint marks are iffy under US numismatic...
The trouble with Zlincolns is, you're forced to consider the varying manifestations of its' composition along with other explanations for what you...
Now that's the real deal. :D If you can show the doubling through IGWT on the Roosevelt, especially GOD where it should be plain, I'll change my...
The die is in a later state than when it struck the coin, as noted by the new radial cracks, but the big crack through the date tends to prove...
FUN is put on by absolute coin nuts. Guys and gals who collect themselves. It's a major national show, sponsored by a coin club. If you're going...
PCGS" definition for 68: "Only the slightest weakness in strike with a few tiny imperfections barely visible." If that WLH meets the above...
Might not make things any better, but certainly can't hurt in this case. I was mainly worried because these were prime candidates for PVC...
Into acetone, stat. This coin will be destroyed within a year if it doesn't get treated.
I don't see enough evidence to be conclusive in images this poor. Perspective is distorted, but it seems consistent with Mint Mark Location #2.
The clearest doubling in FS-101 is IN GOD WE TRUST, the designer's initials and the date. I see none of that in these images.
Buy anywhere you feel your evaluation skills and the quality of the images leave you as confident as you want to be regarding your purchase. Every...
He received a large batch of coins in album pages which were very likely PVC-based due to their flexibility. We talked about it in PM, and I felt...
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