I never said any of this, I said that the first thing I look for is luster and eye appeal. Then Contact/circ and last planchet roughness. It...
What did it look like before conservation?
IMO the luster looks fairly nice. but, not what you would expect from a gem or better. Don't mind what looks like small bag marks on the high...
I went 64. Anacs has been grading pretty conservative lately. These IKE's are sometimes graded lenient due to planchet roughness but not bag marks.
I think that I would contact the Society. It might bennefit you to find out if this was a commemorative token. Or a token given out at the second...
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That one takes hammered to a whole new level.
Your coin definitely has some die deterioration.. So any that might be close could be the right one. Yours could be a later die state than...
It is really hard trying to read your photos. The notching in Liberty look quite a lot like examples found in VV. See if you can match it to any...
I got a couple of Morgan's crossed when responding last night. My opinions on Gem and Market grading are still the same. I would never be this...
Seems, I was in a mood last night and feeling quite a bit honery. Back in the day anything that had that big of a scar never made it to gem. I...
Well son, that's because you are too young to understand. We used to use actual standards, not these podunk market feelings. One day you will learn.
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