I don't know that I'd call it a "sweet deal." I would, instead, say you paid a fair price for a nice coin. Out of curiosity, what made you think...
That is a good question, and a seemingly arbitrary limit which quite a few of us have reached. I'd rather there was no limit - or the "trophy"...
Is this something special? I see a generic silver Washington, and if I was into that sort of thing I'd pay silver value for it. Someone...
All of the fields, obverse and reverse, look unnatural in your pictures. Sometimes, a "smoothed" coin had some sort of environmental damage or...
I'm guessing decent images would show a vastly different coin. There's a reason I didn't post a guess on this grade.
So, 65+ then. Nice coin!
MS-blurry face. Can't really tell a grade from those pics. Appears attractive, semi-pl, and unc..maybe? Could be anything from AU-50 - MS-65.......
I can't tell you. Cause then I'd have to kill you. ;)
Nope, never had the honor of joining any service. I am a contractor for a company who's only customer is the navy.
Yeah, they were straight up lying to you. That is not how things work. I can't tell you how they do work because it is classified.... But they...
I work for the nuclear navy. We make DI water where I work. It's a lot more complicated than just that.
So, in an attempt to learn as much as I can, I've been reading through Wayne Sales series of books on ancient coins. I'm in the middle of Volume...
You aren't missing anything. They rank right up there with Wings, QA, and CAC - they look at slabs, put meaningless stickers on them, and then...
The "like-to-post" ratio is also affected by which forum you hang out in. The guys over in the ancient section generally have significantly more...
Living in Charleston, I see "slave tags" quite often around here. These copper ID badges were worn by slaves to identify their occupation. I don't...
I'm at 66 on this one, if the luster is strong enough to carry it. Can't get a feel for the luster in these pics. If the luster isn't strong,...
What really frustrates me on the PL/DPL coins is when you'll see a coin straight graded MS-67 by NGC or PCGS, but then that stickering huckster...
What am I missing? The title says 1881S PCGS MS-65+DMPL CAC, and that is exactly what is listed here..... ?
I wouldn't have even seen the one on the obverse unless you pointed it out. I would have just called it a contact mark and moved on. The reverse...
It looks like a minor lamination. Unless a lamination is significant, it will actually often reduce the eye appeal, and thus the grade and value....
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