Add me to the pile.
Hey, I'm just glad you had time to post what you have! Hope you all are getting some sleep. As always, family first!
Hi all, I started this thread as a place to post information on how to determine if trade dollars were real or counterfeit, not as a place to post...
beautiful patina on that one. I guess F15.
IMO anyone who guessed 50 to 55 can consider their guess "correct," since the amount of remaining luster is the main issue in those grades; and...
Agree with above, a ding on the D, don't see an over MM
I don't think there was much question as to whether the coin is genuine, it's whether it has been fiddled with. And I don't think the images...
I don't know about other folks but I can't make axial lighting work on slabbed coins due to reflection off the plastic. I think that on a dark...
I think the graders, in their haste, may have mistaken die polish for cleaning marks on a bright coin.
First, the GIFs are a real help in studying the coin. I see what ToughCoins is talking about, an oval area on the rev between star 2 and the wing...
I'm no expert, but even if I squint real hard I can't see a DDO. sorry.
That's a great looking dime. Just terrific. and the old grading certificate adds a lot of interest.
She's beautiful! I love all the hair detail. Very choice.
I use an SDB since my collection is worth greater than 10k. I would need one anyway for important papers, just got a bigger one to hold the...
that is an amazing original piece, probably for a mother memorializing her child. At that time infant death from infections was extremely high. I...
that's a pretty nice example, doesn't look like it has the corrosion or porosity seen on many (including mine which is badly in need of an upgrade).
The seated liberty series is vast, I just buy one when I like the look .NIce coins, I really like the 1858 quar. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a genuine trade dollar, period. Handle it any way you like, it won't hurt it. A nice family keepsake to pass down to the next generation....
65 (at least!).
pretty rev, wonder how it toned like that? I'll guess 63.
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