Each coin in each grade has a chart like you mention on the NGC price guide. It goes back a few years, but maybe not as far back as you want.
I'm watching the Heritage Auction live in Houston right now. I like watching and dreaming of all the things I could get. And, I like having an...
Unless the pictures are hiding something, 63 seems low for that.
It is definitely a smaller segment of the market (and you won't hear too many people talking about them), but prooflike coins are HOT right now,...
My grandpa gave me a 1986 Statue of Liberty proof commem dollar for my first birthday. I still have it.
I wonder why that is. You always see the old geezers complaining that us young whippersnappers aren't interested in the hobby, and that all they...
I'd like to do autographed versions. However, since this is a self-published book, they only print a copy when you order a copy. I don't have a...
65?
I don't see anything on that coin that would indicate acetone will help. Acetone removes organic contaminants - PVC, tobacco smoke, etc. The dark...
Larry, is that a Proof? Or just really well struck? I think I'm going with 64 on this one.
Luster is strong, strike is average. Fields are hard to see in these pictures, which will tend to affect the grade. There are way too many hits on...
Discoloration on the high points (cheek and jaw bones) means this coin is an AU-58, max. I don't see significant flattening so I didn't guess AU-55.
Does anyone recall when Conder's book came out? It was many years ago, and is probably in dire need of an update.
PCGS would probably allow it. I don't think I would call it FS because there appears to be bridging of steps 3 and 4, in at least 2 places. This...
AU-ish
EF - AU. Cleaned. Pass.
Thanks for the kind words, guys :) In other news, I did sorta the same thing with my old threads - I added more info, more explanation, more...
What you are seeing is a trick of the lighting. Those pictures are not clear enough to be able to identify doubling.
That is one of my dream coins..... I think I would rather have a re-engraved coin than a cleaned, polished, damaged, or otherwise mutilated...
Ethiopian coins from the early 1900's are affordable and have a sweet lion on them. Cameroon has a fierce looking rooster. Many coins of the...
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