That’s a seriously nice looking coin! The OP is correct that the Classic Head cents were soft planchets and most of them took a beating.
$900
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What would the EAC surface classification be for the OP coin? Perhaps Average Minus but better than “Scudzy”?
From what I’ve read about EAC grading, the surface quality is just one aspect of the grade, so there really isn’t a boundary between a “problem”...
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What does “PM” signify in Krause? Would these be patterns? Also note that there are no valuations listed.
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I just looked it up. That’s very interesting as I didn’t realize plate money was issued in Russia. I had only heard of the Swedish plates. It...
2/3 of a Wildman Thaler which equals 24 Mariengroschen. [ATTACH]
Yours look quite good after spending over 200 years in the ground. Also you can’t beat the price!
It was actually a lot less expensive than I thought it would be. I’ve read that the dengi and polushki are hardest to find in higher grades. Is...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I just got this in the mail a couple of days ago. At over 50 grams I’m pretty sure it’s the largest coin in my...
I am seeing a common thread in this conversation, that young people became interested in numismatics after being given a coin that was old and was...
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I very seldom buy coins in person at shows or at LCS’s, because I have come to realize that the markups are almost always significantly higher...
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To me the word “cleaned” is a synonym for “improperly cleaned”, meaning that the coin has been cleaned in a manner resulting in surfaces that are...
Nice FE with honest circulation wear and good color. I like the salt massager too.
$325
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