Take a look at the link in my post #7 above. This is a genuine mint product. The plug in the center is what makes this coin special.
I'd say the first 4 are in the EF range, the second 4 are in the AU range.
I'm sure they have an automated bot that imports everything from Krause, and they don't actually look at it. The only time they look at it is if...
I was hoping there would be some explanation for the circular marks that I could come up with. Nope. Those are just incredibly distracting...
Ideally, my grade should be pretty much the same as the TPG grade. If I'm consistently off, I'm not going to be very successful in the hobby....
This makes me sad. That set is well beyond the means of most of us, but it is tragic to see something like that broken up. I suppose the only...
We'll see at the reveal. I certainly wouldn't have bought it myself, either way!
What is a plugged half dollar? Do you mean a normal half dollar which had a hole drilled in it and then was plugged? That is a damaged coin. The...
Who just has a few of these that they cast aside? This is a $5000 coin, or more.
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I see no problems that would keep it from grading, and I agree with the VG grade. Honestly, I think it has a shot at F-12, but I like it better...
That's awesome. Whenever there is a strikethrough, I find it far more interesting if its retained.
I'm really glad you went in that direction, because I love Egypt! I spent 6 weeks in Egypt in high school building an orphanage, and these are...
It's hard to tell, is the staple retained in the coin? That's pretty cool! And, I do think it is a staple, not a brush bristle. Brush bristles...
Slightly rough condition, but believe it or not I got this in change when I spent a week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There is a lot of really good information on that website. But wow, the design of that site is straight out of 1995.
How good is CoinTalk compared to the TPGs? Let's find out! Over the next several months, I'll be posting a continuous stream of Guess the Grade...
Very interesting post. Thanks for the great before and after pictures!
I have to agree. If it is in a problem-free holder, that scratch explains the low price you paid.
Quick cruise to Madagascar: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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