I'd probably grade the 1827 as Good Details. The reverse appears quite attractive, but the surfaces on the obverse appear scratched or damaged....
There is a Dcarr thread for this. I've intentionally avoided that thread. Starting new threads opens it up for more flaming.
What do you have? "Exonumia" is an incredibly broad category, and could cover just about anything tangentially related to coins. As you say,...
Huh, that seems slightly undergraded by today's standards. Perfectly CACable.
Every single coin in your collection is hammered, if you collect what you say you do. The coin in your OP is hammered. Hammered refers to the...
Yeesh, this one is tricky! Your pictures absolutely make it look PL. If it is not designated as such on the holder there are two options: the...
I too hate the damaged holograms - but the coins are still mighty fine. I won't pass on a coin just because the hologram is messed up.
I enjoyed the recent series of really nice early type coins you posted, although I must confess I'm really not sure what point you were trying to...
So what did this one come out as? Don't keep us in suspense!!!!!!
Are you certain of that slab's authenticity? I'm not. (That does, of course, implicate the coin as well....) I would call PCGS and talk directly...
Really cool. I've seen porcelain medals (or medallic-type objects), but never "coins." Do you have any examples of ones which circulated?...
Gotcha, I guess that makes sense. I didn't know if that corresponded to the end of a certain empire or nation, or the rise of a certain...
Sure, its your opinion. However, if you are going to give it a details grade, please explain why you think it deserves that? What problems are...
I think what I'm trying to ask (and was implying without saying): planchets at the mint tend to be somewhat rough (from tumbling, handling, etc),...
Come on SLEC, don't fail me! Strike: 65. This a good strike for an O-mint. Towards the late 1800's is when the O strikes really started going...
The key point here is "looking at pictures." Pictures will never completely portray a coin, and you can't really understand a picture unless...
I would clear a whole shelf for a good, up-to-date, modern, fully referenced, authoritative US Coin encyclopedia. I've already cleared a couple of...
I don't see any DDO. I see ridiculously magnified pics of a Lincoln.
This is not a generation of NGC holder that is in strong demand (yet). The pressed holder, before the sticker, is in demand. The coin appears...
I agree with 58 BN. The high points have discoloration, which leads me to believe there is wear. The luster in the fields is impaired, and the...
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