Here is the only MS-66 graded large cent I have. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This one is graded MS-65, and I think that it is better. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is an "S" that has been tamped down by wear. The mint mark is not greatly protected on the Standing Liberty Quarters so this can happen.
Spots you see are not quite pits, yet; they are toning spots. It’s hard to say why this happens. Sometimes coins are stored where the temperature...
I am not a fan of this coin. At the time, the New York State Congressional delegation had a lot of clout. They got an inordinate number of...
When you get grades like this on these types of coins, be happy with what you have. It’s way more than most people can expect or receive. In other...
Fine sharpness, but heavily corroded and rough. For that reason, a couple of dollars at most.
MS-66, Brown Excellent post!
Some aspects of the design look better than VG-8, but the face and hair are really flat. Most of the grading is based on the obverse, and the key...
The strange looking date is something other that post mint damage. I would say counterfeit.
MS-62 given the cloudy looking toning on the reverse and the shiny spot on the eagle's breast feathers.
The mint is looking for more ways to get more business and stimulate the hobby. Some of it might be good, but it could also turn into an overload...
In order to be worth very much and with the cost of certification, these coins have to look like they were "caught by angles and preserved in...
Some say that this medal inspired or go further and say that the design for the Lafayette Dollar was stolen from this Yorktown medal. [ATTACH]...
Here is the coin that is in my collection. I have never had it graded, but view it as a Choice AU that would probably make it into an MS-62...
One good place to do research is the Heritage auction. You can look up just about everything in the American series. It’s well worth opening an...
Here is another medal that was connected with the Vermont celebration, the Benninton Battle Medal. The reverse of this piece also shows Fay's...
I collect mostly 19th century U.S. Mint medals. I also have a number of presidential inaugural medals. I collect some 20th century medals, but the...
I have used old coin envelopes I got from a coin dealer years ago. I put a coin that needed so toning in them, and simply didn't tamper with them...
Corroded. The copper-nickel alloy turns black or brown when it corrodes.
Slabs need to be generic to fit the mold for pricing within a given grade. Coins like this which fall outside of that parameter, can't be given a...
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