Here is a link to a discussion of the "tells" of genuine and fake 1876-DDR Trade dollars....
The first coin posted looks fake, the second one looks genuine, imo. btw, I think chopmarks are neat, sometimes, also.
A cameo proof shield nickel is on my "must have list" but for now I will have to make do with images! Wonderful coins there, the 1911 Liberty is...
Nice planchet and color. CRO always has choice examples.
Thanks, Ribbit. Hope you can solve this coin conundrum!
Nice reports, folks! Love that AU-58, kanga, my favorite grade! A very attractive coin.
here is one that sold for a lot more recently:...
Hi Toad, you know I'm not a Morgan guy, but I was going to tentatively suggest that some foreign matter- grease?- may have found its way into...
Thanks for the attribution, Acanthite. You can bet I studied it very carefully when it arrived!(I've had good luck with Manila Gallery, though,...
I think it may be vf, or close to it (star centrils mostly visible). Looks nice and original!
I guess those are from "El Cazador." If you just want one for general interest and the history, I'd say go for it! The ones I've seen for sale...
Hi, thanks for the compliments. Yes, it's PCGS MS66, cherrypicked. Here is a 1943-S 'trumpet tail S' in PCGS MS65, also picked up for average...
The seller, lihaojiaoyi721 , is a well-known purveyor of Chinese fakes and has been featured in multiple threads on the Coin Forgery eBay group....
Nice! I don't have one of those yet.....
Maybe I can help, a little. I have a few of these. The only one I have a photo of right now is this 1950 S/S: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Glancing at Heritage archives, it looks like cleaned ones in that grade sold for $600-$800. I suppose much depends on the appearance- worth less...
That's a streak of tarnish, optimistically called toning when the coin is for sale.
Here are 2 more Busties, the 1825 and 1826. I really like the shape of the 2's in this series! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Very neat, and a really attractive coin on top of it.
Beautiful coins, Eduard! Smooth surfaces and honest wear. Love 'em.
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