It's either a cast counterfeit, and a bad one, or it's been pickled in acid. Either way, it's not worth very much.
When I was a dealer, the buy price was around 50 cents. The trouble is the cost of handling it exceeds the mark-up, so the buy prices are low.
I bought this one about 40 years ago. I had it graded by NGC who called it an AU-58. It appears to have the complete "E." [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is easily in Good condition, but they sell for less than $1 in that grade. The Grey Sheet says it's worth $1, but that's really the retail...
The sharpness grade is in the VG-10 to Fine-12 range. It's got a pasty, cleaned look to it, but that does not matter. The piece is with whatever...
I will be giving a presentation about these guys at my local club next month. It's the last of my "12 Caesars" series. If you live in the Tampa,...
Going by the photos, I love the color and think that it appears to be under graded. I gave it an "8", but I would not be interested in buying it....
If one ordered everything new the mint is selling, you would not have any money left for anything else.
I don't know how the pandemic has affected prices. I bought some beautiful Brown Mint State pieces, dated in the 1850s, for well below your...
The NGC graded pieces do not have the foil label. I take that those were the 8% or so that were awarded to other claimants. I have one,...
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