63? the color, esp on the rev. might be viewed askance by a tpg. but that's a coin toss.
geekpryde, I really like that Circam look on old silver. usc96 that is a satiny stunner! It is likely one of the 3000 or so MS examples in the...
EF details, cleaned. surfaces stripped. No idea on market value but I would wait for one with decent skin.
I'm thinking AU58 due to the wear (I think) on the leading edge of the wing. Can't judge luster and highpoint wear easily from photos. If the...
Nice pickup Bill, solid EF and great crust, nicely struck too. Couldn't do better for type! Probably no more than 500 exist in all grades.
It is a fact that top quality coins reside in so called "second tier" slabs. It is also a fact that when those coins are offered for sale, in...
Slabs from other than the big 2 are simply not liquid and often regarded as no better than raw. It may not be "fair" but it is a fact of the...
AU details, dipped, possibly cleaned based on obv hairlines.
A little more info about this dollar: It's a BB-65, rev. D which has a die lump at the I in AMERICA. This appears to be Die State IV based on...
It has gotten so that when I see a coin in one of those new "shaded blue" holders I am extra careful. I suspect some overall slackness in the...
Perusing the draped bust, small eagle dollars on eBay and came across this example:...
http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=900756&highlight_key=y&keyword1=CAC this thread might help answer your question....
It would be all well and good if CAC would sticker coins from other TPG's than the big 2, but remember that the sticker is an offer from JA to buy...
probably genuine, then totally fudged up.
pretty coin, but I don't think the slab adds value.
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OK, I have a few toned Franklins and Washingtons that I think may be mint set toned,but I am not sure. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
the obv. is an ungraded '21. It looks nice but was dipped one too many times, I think.
Again from Bowers: "In circulated grades.. the 1843.. may be the most common of the dates in the 1840's." It is an extreme rarity in MS64 or...
whoops! posted the wrong rev for the 28. here it is [IMG]
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