This one does always seem to have been a crowd-pleaser, even though it isn't quite Mint State.
LOL Neither do peanut-butter-filled cow hooves, but I betcha corgis like those, huh? ;) [ATTACH] Lemme tell ya, there is nothing quite so...
Thank you. My thoughts exactly, and I also voted 9 myself. But I get how this one ain't for everyone.
With copper and CuNi coins, when you get the CircCam look, you have to be really careful not to stray over into "environmental damage" territory....
That's a pretty nice '53-O. (And I like that it's an "O".) What's the slab grade? Looks like PCGS plastic. 40?
FWIW, I think your pix are pretty decent. I can't help you on the question of a possible OMM, however. That's not my area. I can see why your...
That's a valid and unsurprising opinion that will likely be shared by many folks. To each his own. I just happen to be an enthusiast of the...
United States: Seated Liberty half dollar, No Motto type, 1861-O [ATTACH] Obverse: Seated Liberty design by Christian Gobrecht, date below....
United States: silver quarter, 1853, "Arrows & Rays" type [ATTACH] Obverse: Seated Liberty design by Christian Gobrecht, date below, flanked by...
I concur. It indeed appears to be a dryer coin.
Since @goossen won Prize #1, which is the "pick your prize" option, he chose this toned 1915 Peruvian 1/2 sol, which I acquired from @sonlarson...
I don't think there are any clearly defined boundaries. That being said, there is certainly a difference between "market acceptable" cleaning and...
Yes, it was over $50, but just a smidgen below $100, after shipping from Europe.
Market Street in Nashville, 1850; in the decade this token would have been in circulation. [ATTACH]
United States (Nashville, TN): brass merchant token, Francisco & Whitman, Hatters; ca. 1852-1853 [ATTACH] Obverse: ★ PUBLIC SQUARE ★ NASHVILLE...
No worries. Victorinus it shall be, then, if you win the drawing, unless you want to change your mind later. I will likely add more stuff to the...
OK, @Cheech9712 - your three random winners were: @Justin Clark @Keith Twitchell @capthank Sorry I overlooked where you had upped it to three...
#28 was... @capthank!
#67 was... @Keith Twitchell!
OK, no problem. Drawing two more numbers...
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