For those that have an interest in such things, this 1828 Capped Bust Quarter is the B-3 die marriage, rarity 5 so a very nice find indeed with...
I can't find any reference to anything like this in Valentine, Blythe, or Flynn. Also, nothing like it in Steve Crain's image collection;...
I think it's actually a VG-8 by non-market standards. I'll bet the TPG gave it the F-12 market-grade because it has such attractive toning and...
45
I wrap a rag around the slab and put it in my 8" vise edgewise and then slowly tighten the vise jaws until I hear it crack. If it's not cracked...
OK, I had to try two flashlights laying around the house because the first one had a scratched/hazy reflector. Here is the coin with the...
It's a solid 45 or 45+ IMO but it's probably in an AU50 slab. Nice looking. I'm thinking about starting on the bust dimes and this is around the...
55 on both.
That's it?!?! Now I feel dumber than I normally do. Can someone now tell me how to take apart a flashlight? And, what's a flashlight?
I "borrowed" the attached photo from another recent thread to show the circular depiction of the edge ornamentation. I have no idea how this is...
I know what I'd call it, a 63. But I think it market-graded at 65FH.
Ouch @Santinidollar. I was going to give it a 25 but you snapped the reveal out before I even saw the thread.
As close to 100% accurate as anything can be. I see it time and time again where a poster seems to think, or just act like, Forum members are...
I meant to say, "I just don't think it's an A or B coin.".
There's a lot to like about this BH, including what appears to be some nice remaining luster and attractive toning. But for a grade of AU-50, I...
55, still looks like some luster remains. Some reverse wear but obverse has more. Nice looking coin.
62
Made me chuckle. The "in hand" standard for photography is possibly the least egregious standard in use in coin collecting. (If you don't...
I think what most of us are alluding to when we use the term "in hand" is control. When the coin is in our hand then we have, at least...
A 6 and a nice coin
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