Natural, but not attractive.
So it sold for $170 in 2016. Recent sales include its "litter mate," cert number 33018230, which brought $630 -- considerably more than the...
First one I missed. Dang. This coin will end up in a 68 holder sooner or later. Was the selling price for a high end 67?
I spent some time with this, thought 67 right away, then started looking for answers to the question, "Why not 68?" There are plenty in the pops,...
This is a tricky bunch to attribute. I've done some with the Newcomb book, but as any sane person would, I prefer the Grellman book that I've...
Not until 1969. The master model had last been redone in 1918, and detail gradually wore away as new master dies were made year after year.
Before long, ordering ASEs from the mint will be as complex as ordering a coffee at Starbucks.
Short answer is no. More informative answer is to have you look at this page and see that the D/S coins all show the S on the outside of the D,...
It means that either the date and mint can't be determined conclusively, or given the date and mint, it can't be verified to be authentic. The...
Somewhere on the PCGS forum is a Gobrecht dollar that's been cut out.
People make all sorts of things out of coins. Go here, scroll down to the "Eclectic Numismatic Treasures" entries, and follow each link to part...
It looks like the silver dollars you are showing, except maybe the 82-O, have been cleaned. The 1879-O has been harshly polished.
The coin lost a fight with a garbage disposal and has unattractive toning, juiced in the picture. Even if it would grade, it's not worth buying.
Nice 64. Great luster, strike. Surfaces don't have enough undisturbed space for a 65, especially the left obverse field.
This is exceedingly cool.
Heritage's photo room comes to mind. 20 or so stations, each set up the same way, in a large, staffed room. I'll bet their annual photo costs...
I throw in another vote for GIMP, even though I use an older version of Photoshop. If you're dealing with white balance issues, try to do this...
Had the counterfeiter done this, they would have effectively been creating a doubled master die, which would show properly notched digits. Had...
On the Morgan, the reverse also shows doubling. On this coin, it doesn't, leading me to believe it was a double strike with the obverse die...
It's double-struck, with the second strike shifted just over half the width of the upright of the 1 to the left (at the date, anyway). This has...
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