I can tell you it was issued by Louis XIII, and that it was in 1643, but as to exactly which coin it was, I am not positive. I believe it was a...
I'm pretty sure it's not French. While the design matches up to a denier tournois or an obole tournois, the legends are all wrong for the French...
Those are what are called scrape marks - on the coin itself. Pretty common to see those on Morgans.
I would have to say that coin is over-graded. Yes, it is known for having a weak strike. But that is just a bit much as is indicated by several...
Yes that has been said. But it's just like the annealing process. If the planchet wash was the reason then why is it that all of the other silver...
This is not unusual as it happens with a great many things in this hobby. This expert says one thing and 2 more say something else entirely...
They do it for the very same reason that they clean them - it's because they think it makes the coin look better. And no it does not preserve the...
If you intended to post a pic of the coin so we may judge the toning for you - you forgot the picture. edit - ahhhhhh there it is. Yes, the...
A small mistake in that video - Issac Newton did not invent coin reeding. Reeding was in fact invented in France in the same year that Issac...
Excellent post Jason. However, I would still question how you define technical grading. I submit to you that what you call technical grading -...
Only problem is that coin is not "snow white" - it's toned.
Yes, as I said it should grade 64.
What there's a market for are coins that many collectors don't even realize are problem coins. They pay full retail for a coin with that old,...
The Walkers and SLQs are less scarce than some other coins, quite true. But nowhere near as scarce as rainbow toned Peace dollars. There is no...
If a Lincoln was rubbed with an eraser - 200 years later it would still be a problem coin. Once a problem coin - always a problem coin. There is...
Easy answer - it's because the '80-O in 65 is something of a condition rarity and the other two are not. The '80-S in 65 is even very common. In...
It's not gold. That was one of the final designs submitted by private mints to the US Mint for the small dollar. The Sacky won and that one lost.
That about 3 or 4 years ago the TPGs relaxed their grading standards across the board. Example - 63s became 64s, 65s became 66s & some even became...
They are not wrapped at all. Exception - the issue that only comes out once a month is wrapped. No other is.
It depends largely on the who the dealer is that you are asking. Think about it for a minute - where do you think all the fake coins out there...
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