Environmental damage to boot.
Had he put "fantasy" or the less generous "fake" in the title, there may have been less bids.... "Burying the lead", I think they call it. But...
I also love the Washington Quarter design, and I also have a collection of raw business strike Silver Washington Quarters, and these are the ONLY...
Nice writeup. I've wanted a "No Stars" half dime for my collection for a long time, still haven't come across an affordable and CAC approved one...
Obverse has really nice color, and nice overall look. But the scratches are borderline graffiti to me, although they look natural enough. I...
I am a big fan of that coin design, collected the entire proof set in NGC / PCGS Proof69 before I sold it all in one go. I had fun searching for...
I skipped the Morgan this time around, only did the Peace. I have always preferred the Peace design more, even as a kid. Excited to see the...
For what it's worth, my CAC sample slab does NOT fit in my NGC Box. Goes in about halfway, and friction keeps it from dropping all the way in....
I got a pleasant surprise in the mail today. I haven't submitted a coin in a long time, so I didn't think I would get a "sample" slab. Feeling...
I double checked mine, no dice.
I bought 3 raw myself. Two of the coins look to be 70's to me and one is clearly a 69 due to very faint hairline scratch seen at very specific...
Nice write up, thank you. One day maybe I can make it to a real show like this. The stuff we get in Maine is lacking...
yeah....NO
Glue in the form of an Owl would be my guess. [IMG]
I have a 3 coin subscription for the uncirculated, proof, and reverse proof of the peace dollar only. (Well the RP I get both).
If I were to hazard a guess, it may have been the cleaning / attempted removal of these spots. With different pictures, at more an angle, this...
I would say its not worth it. Honestly looks AU to me in places. Maybe its just the pics.
NO, common issue from people putting price labels on the slab and then removing them, or a buyer removes it, and takes the hologram along with it....
I have shipped many coin packages using Registered Mail so I have a good idea of how it works. Additionally, it just so happens that the industry...
40% silver, love those coins.
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