I would send to NGC. It looks better than the one my collection. The trouble Proofs is that they are bears of photograph. I can do pretty well...
Many coins in the 1970s mint sets were horrible.
Where did you get that information? If you look at "The Red Book" the standards are the same for the 1836 and 1837 Reed Edge, "Fifty Cents" revere...
There is nothing "technical" about that grade. It's just plain wrong.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] No, the 1837 is the same type.
The PR-66 grade should have you "OOing" and "AHing" when you see the coin. "Yuck!" should not be in the discussion.
Color can cover up a lot of sins. That's one reason why coin doctors have used it for as long as I have been a collector.
That's possible, but the coin does not look like it's been dipped. Or if it was dipped, it was done a long time ago. Those spots look like ares...
I find them attractive, but that doesn't turn a $50 item into a $70,000 "wonder coin."
It might come back "filed rims" on the holder. The 1884-CC is common Carson City date. There are plenty of others available.
The piece looks like it has the wrong reverse to me. Here's photo from the "Coin Facts" site. Check out the eagle's breast feathers. [ATTACH]...
I am glad that I don’t suffer from the toned coin sickness.
I am glad I don’t want this stuff. I like the mint products that most people don’t want, like the silver Proof set and law enforcement...
That coin does not look like it's been dipped. It has the usual haze that these silver coins get from storage in the original cellophane sleeves....
The is all the more reason why you should post both sides of the whole coin when you are teaching grading techniques. You admitted that you go the...
There is no way that that coin grades PR-66. If anything it should be a "no grade" for environmental damage.
One of the interesting things about some half cents is that a few hoards have made acquiring higher grade pieces a bit easier. This 1806, Large 6,...
I like that one. Good color and hard surfaces. If the price is reasonable, it is a good buy.
I only have one for type. I have owned two others. Most interesting one was the "Camel Head" variety which was stuck over another coin. Here's the...
So far as I know, there are only six varieties of the 1809 half cent. I have had them all, but not at the same time. I once owned that plate coin...
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