I agree with Larry. Although this coin is now 48 years old, there has to be “fresh looking” ones out there. The color on the first is attractive,...
First you have to adjust to the fact that the coin is blown up to many times its size on your monitor. When you look at it in person, you won't...
Here is the reveal. [ATTACH] This piece has very bright luster on both sides. The photos are not the best, but here is a piece that was graded...
For the new commers, look for the fine scratch lines on the surfaces and devices. The most obvious examples are on the bear on the last coin, the...
No, not even close. It has to look like this on both sides. One-sided pieces don't count. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Most of the GSA dollars I have seen in the MS-61 to 63 range. It's rare to see a really high grade one. These coins were stored and bags and moved...
That would have been more than enough to re-tone the coin over time after it had been cleaned. There surfur in the paper, which darkens silver.
The sharpness grade is EF, but as I posted earlier, I think that it has been cleaned with a mild abrasvie at some point. This was done to a lot...
I try to come here to help people learn based a many years of research and 60+ as a collector and 15 years as a dealer. If you don't like what I...
I can’t see anything wrong with it with respect to authenticity. It’s probably been cleaned with something like baking soda, which means it...
Not to burst your bubble completely, the 1972 Doubled Die Obverse Cent is not exactly "a great coin." To date PCGS has graded 4,500 examples (I...
I have had this one for a number of years. It seems to me that grading standards have changed. What do you think NGC called this one. [ATTACH]...
Yes, the odd mint mark was the first think I noticed.
They are on my list , but I have only run into one so far, and it had little to much green (corrosion) on it for me.
Some the pictures make it look like it's been whizzed. So far as I'm concerned, bad pictures = instant pass.
You use acetone or something like that which disolves the stuff. You need to avoid doing anything "physical."
I have always liked the Phildelphia Sesquicentennial $2.50. A lot of dealers make the sign of the cross, like they are scaring off a vampire, when...
The issue price was $200, which was more than most families earned in 6 months. The $50 gold pieces were priced at $100 each, but when you bought...
You still might be able to get the PVC off without leaving too much of a mark. I did it with some very scarce Lincoln political tokens that I...
The three English kings who ruled from 1087 until 1154 made the worst coins in British history. William II was the son of William the Conqueror,...
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