I *STRONGLY* dislike holed coins. Holed coins are worse than polished, cleaned, scraped, or bruised coins, or almost any other problem you can...
Yup, this one has been mangled.
Your best bet would be to compare your coin to completed sales of similar coins. Check the Heritage archives.
Oh, haha.... I don't even go to the "Error" subforum anymore, because it is ridiculous. Reading an actual book about errors should be mandatory...
These were made in 1822. I'd grade this one EF, based on the amount of detail not there, and the lack of any sort of luster. I know they are...
Cool coin, and a nice clear overdate!
I know literally nothing about this coin, but it looks cool.
Out of a morbid sense of curiousity, and because I haven't been on in a few days, what thread(s) are you referring to?
Snow? No snow for me, thanks. Here in the south, we don't abide by such frigid foolishness! ;) Sorry, I don't have a copy of the Snow book.
That's too bad :( For anyone out there looking to buy key date coins: either make damn sure you know what you are doing, or stick to certified...
If I were to pick just one book on the minting process, it would have to be Burdette's book. Yes, it is focused more on older technology - but the...
Compare the shape of the S to a genuine example. I think you'll see a big difference. Plus the location is wrong, as SuperDave mentioned....
Buy what makes you happy I guess, but don't expect me to congratulate you on it. The 1846 is quite attractive (if a bit overgraded), and is...
Don't know what grade you are looking at, or how much money you have to spend, but any of those sets could provide you a greater challenge if you...
1. Cuds used to be very popular to collect. There was even a club dedicated to them. They have since gone significantly down in popularity. If...
Not a chance its real. The bear on the back is only found on later date reproductions.
Grading proofs from pictures is almost impossible. Based on what I can see of the surfaces, I'm going to guess 62, with a shot at 63.
Maybe. Maybe not. There is no way to know.
The coin looks like a dipped 58 to me. Not a chance you'll get a 63 on that (and I'd be very surprised at anything higher than 60).
Folks - there is an incredible amount of wisdom in this post. Read it. Read it again. Then read it a third time.
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