Great as usual , though one nit pick . I almost didn't look at the 1797 Gold piece as it was dated as I think 1879 . Other than that 2 thumbs up .
I too have collected coins both before tpgs and with tpgs . Now I developed the skill to grade coins , at least the ones I collect , but would...
I love it , must of been hard to engrave one from scratch . I love how he recut the letters rather than start over . I imagine together with it's...
Larry , looks like a contempory counterfeit . What's up with it ?
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I have to agree with you Mark , as I was thinking high AU with coin 1 , but the leniency of the top 2 lately makes me wonder .
I do know PCGS tends to lower the grade for woodies , at least for Lincolns and suppose they do for Indians too .
Nice one Dick , I hardly ever see later date woodies . That's the year I got married .
Light cleaning , they're nuts . I bet if submitted again it 'll grade . BTW they can conserve coins but a coin with no signs of a cleaning gets...
Those were crazy times for sure . I remember the lines of people at some places selling their family's sterling and coins .
It all depends how much the problems bother me and the price I could get it for . This one I would consider if I was looking for a Draped Bust...
Can I ask the price you paid for the '58 ? Was it on par with similarly minted pieces ?
That's anyone's guess , but if you're young and think the #s will go a lot lower .
So that's where they all went ? But when I did a search for late '50s early '60's Proof sets there were plenty on ebay at about the same prices...
Post mint damage . Anything that happened to a coin after it left the coining presses .
Agreed .
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