I agree that those look like die polish lines. They don't cross over onto the portrait at all.
I speculate (1) a fool and his money are...... or (2) What do they know that I don't?
I don't think ANI's label maker goes lower than MS66- so I'll say MS67!
Wow! Seller probably didn't know what he had-- that would be a pleasant surprise-- or maybe not, if it's worth thousands more!!
Was the copper mined "locally," ie, poorly refined? When you think of what they had to work with, human and animal muscle, fire, air, it is truly...
That copper has some phenomenal detail. The planchet is interesting- very smooth in some areas and rough in others- like there was an inclusion or...
That's a great Feuchtwanger eagle! It would be neat to see if the design evolved over time. I'd say that was $400 well spent.
That's a goshawful, collar struck fake-- probably has a reeded edge to boot.
Yes. John Smith Gardner's Cents of 1794-95 had lettered edges. I'm not an expert at large cents, there may be others with lettered edges, but at...
Nicely struck, and looks original too. So many are dipped or scrubbed to death!
very cool- thanks for posting those!
Nice pickups, Toad. How often does it happen that you get several things you actually need in one lot? good karma!
I agree, he knows his stuff. I have learned a lot from reading the auction listings, and the R.A. catalogs are a bargain, imo.
Pretty neat! I've never seen one of those.
Thanks, it has enough detail to appreciate the design, but not so much as to bankrupt me!! It also has a nice mellow golden color to it that...
Here is an AU Washington quarter I recently purchased: note the 'pewter' color of the hair around the ear, and on the high point of the cheek (the...
I bought this from Jeff Rock, of "Rosa Americana," recently off eBay. Basically, I just liked the way it looked, but it has some interesting...
I'm in the AU58 camp too-- light wear along the cheek and the leading edge of the forehead hair. The lighting makes it hard to assess the curls by...
The 1849 look kind of lumpy and weak to me. The others look genuine to me (no expert!) but the Indian head coins can be very difficult to...
great coin, just how a high-au should look. Congrats, and I don't think you'll be second-guessing yourself about this purchase.
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