Nice catch. Obvious RPM, which is good. This stuff is still out there waiting to be recognized.
Good choice. Looks original. It has the hourglass reflectivity of original surfaces.
Looking forward to your articles. I'm (very) slowly trying to put together an Early Commemoratives set. Your work should enhance my enjoyment....
A high quality example of a well designed coin. Way to go!
Very nice Bust Half. Always a pleasure to see good classic coins.
The BEP has it easier. Most of their products are contracted out. I don't know if that's the case here, but.... The BEP's main in-house product...
Thank you all for the accolades. I have a complete date/mintmark set of business strikes. No, it's not a top-of-the-line set. My 1885-CC is AG3....
A VERY knowledgeable coin dealer told me that an 1893-S in this grade is not unusual. Apparently they circulated a lot. But he also said they...
Certain coins got better promotions than others. That certainly includes, but is not limited to, all the coins mentioned in this thread. They...
Think bullion value; grade is of no importance for that coin.
I personally use the A.N.A. Grading Standards for United States Coins.
If there's a touch of wear (I can't tell) then it's and AU-55 or -58. No wear and it easily makes MS-63BN.
This is certainly not the best one you'll ever see, but it's mine. [IMG]
Ahhhhhh, now things make sense. Still, a keeper.
The VF-20 isn't mine. It's Jim M's. Mine's the VF-30. And with the white insert in the slab his was graded by a different TPG (NGC?)
If you had EVER wondered about grading consistency among the major TPGs, check this out. Compare my VF-30 3-leg with Jim M's VF-20. [IMG]
I didn't make them smaller. They just are smaller. And when I shoot everything at the same camera settings, smaller things come out smaller and...
The main difficulty some people have with what I've done is that the coin is too small and doesn't fill the background. Of course by now you are...
I suspect there are only guidelines (not rules) on when to invoke the "scratched" descriptor. After that it's up to the graders. I assume there's...
The low mintages certainly speak well for the coins retaining market value. Once again, congratulations on your coins.
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