My first thought when I opened the Ebay listing was that those coins all looked good. Either the Chinese had seriously upped there game, or...
I agree that these are not staple scratches. This was someone with a tool, trying to make some improvements, and the tool slipped. This is one of...
The 3 definitely appears to have been doubled. This is not machine doubling - notice the notches at the top left and right bar of the 3? This is...
I don't see anything pointing to it being fake. I do see some problems with the coin, however. British collectors tend to be a bit more strict...
We can't tell you anything from those pictures. You need to post pictures that are clear and in focus - the blurriness of those pics means we...
I don't know what websites you are looking at, but a circulated 1899S Half Eagle ($5) should be in the $350 - $400 range. Let me break it down...
Both of them have been cleaned, but both of them were a long time ago. I feel like the half has retoned to the point where it would be market...
No, the obverse scratches will prevent it from straight grading. Also, the green all over the coin will prevent it from straight grading.
A slab does not put a premium on a coin. For certain coins, the slab adds liquidity and a guarantee of authenticity. For this coin, there is no...
I don't know how much more clearly I can state it: if it was caused during the minting process, I don't consider it damage and thus consider it...
No, definitely not. This is a VF coin which is quite common. It's worth pretty much the gold value - very low numismatic premium on this one....
What I am saying is that if it happened during the minting process, it isn't damage. The "gouge" on his neck is from the coin being off centered...
These are the key phrases here. If it was made at the mint, its an error and thus collectible. If it was made after the mint, its damage.
I'm not ready to rule this one Artificial toning just yet. The colors are the right shades, and they appear in a pattern similar to ones I've seen...
If I would turn down the Dexter 1804 dollar, I'd certainly turn down any of those coins. Sorry, scratches, wheel marks, and chop marks (especially...
Show some examples so I know what you are talking about? If it is a legitimate error made at the mint, that is a completely different category...
I'm apparently late to the party, but I would have guess EF Details, Spot Removed. That super ugly random white spot should not be on that coin,...
Haha, thanks man. It is refreshing to see a superb coin with fantastic photographs. It makes the grading easy!
While gold doesn't tarnish, the copper and silver in the alloy does. This deep orange color shown on the OP's coin is absolutely original, and...
PCGS numbers are mostly sequential. NGC numbers are random.
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