Nothing jumps out at me that would disqualify it from full bands, but if there's a hit on the bands that doesn't show up in the pictures, it's a...
Yeah, $150 won't go far, but there are quality coins in all grades. Buy these.
Is this coin also considered to be a pattern? I'm pretty sure the few that were struck in gold are.
Well, there's a bunch of books on my bookshelf. Then there are all the online books freely accessible, like the Newman Numismatic Portal and PCGS...
I'm there 2nd week also, teaching the Morgan dollar class. 11 students this time! Should be fun.
Irrational OGH hysteria is my guess.
This is VAM 14.1A. The clashing isn't visible at Liberty's neck because the coin is being lit from 8:00. Light it from 11:00 and it'll show up....
The 1923 you show looks like it's almost full bands. All it takes is either a hit on the bands or one point at which they blend together and it...
The color on the reverse gives me pause. It has some splotchy spittle marks and finger prints on it, but "full red" at the lower left reverse...
I wouldn't so much say they're beginning to tone as I would they are toned coins. They began to tone in 1936, 1947, and 1886. The pattern on the...
Easier to draw.
Some combination of fire, dirt, moisture, oils, wishing wells, ... When 97 years old you are, look this good you will not.
I have one autographed coin (actually two) that I like. I had Glenna Goodacre sign two Sacagawea dollars at the ANA show in 2000. Silly me...
Looks genuine. The very low light is causing every last speck of dust and dirt to cast a shadow on the coin. I agree that it's an unfortunate...
More coin deterioration than anything else.
That depends on how bad your frostbite is.
Neither PCGS nor NGC use the grade 69+. That is not to say that in the future there isn't going to be some perceived need to split that hair.
I wouldn't worry about it, but if you do have a future printing and fix it, add the following: "Disclaimer: The editor has left at least one...
Proof coinage of the 1970s was steeped in mint hijinks. This, like many other errors of the period, was no accident.
When has a coin-related article in the non-numismatic press ever not been sloppy, misleading, or full of errors? I feel sorry for B&M dealers who...
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