Gee, wouldn't it be nice if there was a single variety numbering system like most issues? I just_don't_get why there are so many competing...
Two of them, in fact. :)
1893-S used only one obverse die, and the date location on this coin does not match that die. That's conclusive, if you really feel like...
Agreed. It's rare to see gold with this much color being adjudicated as original; it'd have received more than normal scrutinization by the TPG....
Not only ethical, but downright good karma-inducing. :)
Just tell him you want to meet at the local coin dealer for the transaction, so everybody concerned can be sure they're authentic before you spend...
Markus1959 (if that's your birth year, we share it), this is a strike artifact called "split plating" caused by the copper splitting away from the...
It ain't the GOP we know, that's for sure. :)
GooGone is "meh" with coins. Near as I can tell, it's not as damaging as many other cleaning agents, but it's not particularly good at anything...
People like you - newer collectors thirsty for knowledge - are the whole point of places like this. It's unfortunate that some members don't...
Fascinating coin, and all circumstantial evidence points to it being original and contemporary as described. It sold for $7500(!).
Um, he already had it graded.... Congratulations! You are now approximately $500 in street value richer. :)
$11k would be a pretty darn attractive price if it's a righteous 66. The image is insufficient to make that determination. PCGS has 24 in 66, 2 in...
That's as succinctly as I've ever heard it put. :)
According to Mike Diamond (Error-Ref) flat-field doubling is restricted to Proofs. Is this a Proof?
This Dime is what a dryer coin looks like. It may have been deliberately spooned by a prisoner with nothing but time - spooning resembles dryer...
Compared to me you are. You've been correcting me (correctly) for ten years. :)
Machine Doubling is a strike artifact caused by the die "bouncing" slightly at the end of the strike. It can happen at any time, on one single...
I have it as 21A. The die gouge in the lower hair, visible here, is diagnostic.
Didn't waste my time; I'm only here because I have the time to waste. :) It never hurts to get another admonition about inappropriate cleaning in...
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