I like the first coin much better because it was not struck with worn out, beat up dies. The design looks like what it was supposed to look like....
No, that is only one diagnostic. All the other standard diagnostics for Proofs still apply. Like squared, sharp edge rims; polished mirror fields;...
The only place I can see any evidence of harsh cleaning is here. And if I wasn't looking for it I probably would have missed it on this coin....
I don't deny that it was the collar used that caused the wire rim coins. But they chose that collar and used it. That is what makes it...
Chocolate and vanilla thing, but I don't like either one.
Yeah the coin has frost, but does it have enough frost ? Based on your pics it's hard to say. But I'd probably lean towards no.
A wire edge and finning are NOT the same thing. The wire edge St. Gaudens coins have that edge by design - it was intentional. Finning can happen...
I'll ya what's good for the hobby, publishing that article is good for the hobby ! Why ? Because I'd say 999 out of a 1000 people could not...
Like any other field of study there really is only one way to do it, that's to completely immerse yourself into it and study it. But I'll be...
It's always a judgement call. But it also depends on what the coin is, denomination. They (graders) are more forgiving with larger and heavier...
Just because nobody else has posted it yet - England
It's certainly possible Mark. But corrosion seldom results in such symetrical and round pits. Nor are the details mushy and indistinct. Thus my...
I think it's pretty easy to understand when you consider the minting process. Consider - The coins are being minted and are being dumped into...
It is not a genuine coin, it's a reproduction.
Matt - there really is no answer. Read this entire thread. What is said in this thread pretty much covers it all.
I could be wrong but the '32 has many characteristics of a cast fake. Have you weighed the coin ?
Short of contacting Reader's Digest I doubt we'll ever know for sure but I have always suspected that the reason was the rarity of the coin. Very...
Then it's time you went to another one Kevin ;) It doesn't even have to be a major one for at pretty much any coin show now a days you are likely...
I guess that depends on how you define good. Some prices will be too high, others too low, and others just right. But there is no rhyme or reason...
Mintage numbers in Krause are close enough that it doesn't matter. As for values they are typcially too high, too low or just right. But you never...
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