well I'm not the forum expert on altered surfaces, by a long shot, but I'll say what I think about this particular coin. whizzed: no, that...
That's a nice set of replicas. I don't have any of them, but I do have a Dan Carr replica 1793 silver plug cent which is fun to look at....
I don't see anything that leads me to think it's a fake. It has obviously been physically cleaned. Mintmarks were punched into the working dies...
I think VF25 sharpness. caveats as noted by others. I agree it looks genuine.
I use an old Nikon D40 camera,with a manual Micro-Nikkor 105mm lens, a solid copy stand and 2 daylight bulbs. Soon I will try using 4 LED lights...
Thanks, Insider. I'll probably crack it out and give it the old acetone soak. I agree, on the Trade Dollar typology I would like to see the...
well, as to the grade of the broken arrows, ngc gave it xf45, pretty sharp group here!
Love the eagle/snake rev. I have a fairly worn raw one around here somewhere.
I think I went to a coin show around 1969 with my dad, then didn't go to another one until 2014!
Hmm, been a while since I've looked at the enlarged photos, may have to get those green spots checked out!
Here is a 77-P (PCGS AU50) with about as good a strike as you are likely to see on this particular issue: [IMG][IMG]
Nice looking 77-P Jim; allowing for some wear yours is better struck than most, often Liberty's head and the upper 3 stars on the right are very...
Just spent some time looking through the TradeChallenge50 download, whew! that is an exhaustive survey of the TD varieties. The author notes...
with a mintage just shy of 76K, I'd definitely go for the 1890. Also, according to the Bowers book on DE's, finding one in a grade over MS62 is...
somebody went to a lot of trouble to make a not very convincing fake! Great post, Jack.
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