Those cheesy NuGrade slabs with the funny fonts always make me chuckle, and think of grape soda, for some reason. :hilarious: [IMG]
The focus setting on the camera, for one thing. ;) A 1939 cent is not plated. That's only a thing with post-1982 zinc cents.
Looks like they cross the $200 mark once you get up into MS60 and beyond. Below that, they're in the $100s. Per Numismedia: $173 in XF40, on up...
Nice find!
You were right- it's Persian, though of course the modern nation is called Iran.
I've never owned one, but I like both coins with the Charter Oak on 'em- both that classic commem and the modern State quarter.
Looks good to me, as well. If it did have an old cleaning (perhaps a light dip at worst), that was long ago, and in any event, I would consider...
@JoshuaP - as mentioned earlier, I do have a Byzantine coin in my giveaway inventory, though it is not a $50-ish piece as we are aiming for here....
Without warning, I crept up on him. I reached out as @Randy Abercrombie was contentedly strolling along, collecting his US Type coins, and I...
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