This. Much of what looks like clean cheek is the photographic anomaly (TOO MUCH LIGHT, YOU FOOL!) which is blocking the true features.
OK, that's new. Realistically, it'd probably being relative moon money on Ebay - how often do you see this? :)
That is, conclusively, not the coin you bid on. You have a slam-dunk SNAD (Significantly Not As Described) case against the seller and can force a...
This is the best evidence you could present that, despite your undeniable numismatic success and considerable personal skills, you have no clue...
It's not like the dealer is giving the people he buys from anything near retail for what they're selling. There's no money to be made as a...
I have flashbacks every once in a while too. The 70's and 80's were fun. :) It's a fun coin, and one of the best thread titles of all time, but...
Not just because of the cud. The collector for whom that cud is an added-value feature won't care if the coin is in a slab or not.
I've been thinking about it since this thread first posted, and try as I may, when it boils down to it I don't have a qualified answer to the...
N-10, almost certainly a Randall Hoard coin. I don't know what Scotsman was thinking: this is what an MS63 1818 N-10 looks like: [ATTACH]...
The strike snapped off the part of the lamination on the neck, and it fell away. That happened to be about the limit of the one side of it; it's...
And how did blatant misinformation become a Best Answer? Has this place gone crazy?
OK, if you're comfortable with your local market having potential sellers that'll be a good revenue stream. Got a decent outlet/plan for the true...
Retail B&M coin sales is dying quickly. The Internet has revolutionized coin retailing, and with all the care I can muster I strongly advise you...
R is Rarity, and I think he might be thinking of Newcomb numbers for copper varieties.
56. It's not that I disagree with the true point afantiques was making; it's just a ton less eyestrain these days to use magnification. :)
I now need magnification to see things I didn't need it for, 35 years ago.
Only one way to find out. :-) Are you familiar with the "Scribbling Scratches" known for 1921 Morgans, and if so could you apply your...
Verdigris will eventually eat the coin away. There is no way it wasn't there when PCGS slabbed it, and that doesn't look good for them that they'd...
You just outlined my two best techniques yourself. I do a lot of coin photography myself, and look at hundreds of others' work every week. It's...
ANACS is the only TPG those of us who concentrate on Morgan varieties will submit to. Not only do PCGS and NGC attribute only a subset of VAMs of...
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