Also Josh you need to realize that you are not going to learn everything from a single book, you will need many of them. And while books are a...
Yes those are die cracks.
Melt value.
I wouldn't pay much attention to what the "price guide" says.
The coin has no luster at all that I can see. What you are thinking is luster, is false luster caused by the harsh cleaning. It's kind of like...
It is quite true that luster can be subdued by toning, it can even be covered up by toning. But the only things that remove luster are wear, harsh...
Maybe, but I don't think that is the case here. I suspect even in hand that coin has no luster except for the tiny bits left in protected areas...
Oh I understand your point and there is no doubt that Laura is, shall we say, "vociferous" at times and about certain subjects. But I find that I...
I failed to mention in my earlier post that I had posted about them here on CT as far back as 2006 which is when I first heard of them -...
Well she's right about a couple of things, you can't accurately grade coins by looking at pictures. And they (coin forums) are full of a lot of...
I see nothing that makes me think this coin has been harshly cleaned. But I would not grade it AU because it has almost no luster whatsoever and...
Sometimes you just need to listen to the voice of experience and take their word for it ;)
I see no die crack on this coin. If you are referring to the mark at the bottom edge of the bust, that is post mint damage.
In the course of my searching and researching I often run across things that I think worth keeping so I create my own files for them and save...
Enough ! A warning was posted by a mod already. There will not be another !
I would agree that it is a planchet flaw on the rim, but even so it is severe enough to render the coin ungradeable. I also believe the coin has...
If one spends some time looking at coins in Details/Genuine slabs on Heritage you will find many, many, coins designated as harshly cleaned, but...
If you want to know more about how all of this works do a little research on the ASA Accugrade lawsuits. That cost a lot of people a lot of money....
Kinda. They weren't sold in the unc sales, but they were definitely packaged sold by the GSA.
Then you need to read more ;) As I said, the experts disagree. If you'd like to read something written by one of those experts send me a PM with...
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