65 is what I had guessed. I think there are a few contact marks hidden in the toning that limit the grade. Very nice coin!
Not that one!
The 3:00 position. k3 is just shorthand.
The mark on the rim of the 1963 Franklin? Look on the obverse at K3.
I'd argue that very few people have a collection worth $100k. I know a few on here who do, but the vast majority don't have that sorta coin...
And the results! Slightly lower participation with this one, with only 31 guesses, but nearly half of you picked the right answer! Consensus grade...
Heck, if they want to drink the wine rather than sell it, have fun. 160 bottles of classified growth Bordeaux. It'll take them a while....
Neither. It's a mark like any other contact mark. There is no wear evident (no circulation), and a rim scuff is not a result of the minting...
He's been around a lot longer than I have, for sure! I re-assess and update instructions periodically as necessary. I'll stick with Heritage,...
Yes. For comparison, I was talking to Mark Salzberg and had a Presidential review of a coin. It's graded 65+* FBL. He told me that the single...
I really do think AU-58 is the right grade for this coin. Sorry you were disappointed.
Honestly, the rim scuff is probably what held you back. The TPGs really punish coins with those.
The color in your pictures looks weird, but the video looks better.
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Fantastic coin, and a great telling of the story!
That is a very interesting look at the die progression.
You are on a roll with difficult to grade series! These are particularly hard because they are incuse... the high points and the low points...
The difficulty with putting accurate values on rare varieties is precisely because they are rare! If a variety only comes up to auction once every...
Wow, that's gorgeous!
I've left instructions with my family that if something ever happens to me, they should contact Mark Feld at Heritage.
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