To me, this looks like an 8+ obverse with a 12 reverse. I'd average it out an call it VG-10, but I do think you've got a good shot at F-12.
Alright, let's have a Holiday Blast! I'll be posting 3 of these today, to keep us busy over the holiday. I'll post the answer on Saturday. Let's...
The "vending machine lobby" has always been a strong influence on coin sizes and metals. However, their days are numbered. I'd argue that a large...
Oh, I absolutely agree that some of them deserve it. Some of them don't. And sometimes they don't get it even when they deserve it. I'm just using...
I don't find it strange at all. Many of these members inherited or found an old coin, signed up to ask a specific question, and may or may not...
No. I'm saying PCGS and NGC are both wrong, if they both label this as a retained cud. What you show is correctly referred to as a rim to rim die...
I'll go with "Most Beautiful Foreign Coin" next: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Many shows charge an entrance fee. Many are free as well. The ANA show, for example, charges $8 a day for general public, but is free for ANA...
Congrats. What made this your white whale? Are these hard to find, or were you looking for a particular attribute? (not a Kennedy collector,...
Usually a cud is a blobby bit where the die broke off. Retained cud seems to be an oxymoron to me.... this is a die break. Perhaps I'd call it a...
I agree. The black background looks best. And, I'm glad the red idea was quickly abandoned. I *really* did not like that.
Where is the retained cud? I see an incomplete die break on the second coin, and I see a complete die break on the third coin. I don't see a CUD...
Although, admittedly, even this category is a tie: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have several answers to this question.... There are probably 5 which I'd rank as a Tie for "most beautiful I'd own." I'll post the first one,...
Standard business strike. Doesn't meet PL qualities. Isn't a proof (all proofs of this year were minted in San Francisco).
Yes, all three of those are clearly proofs. Probably all from the same proof set. But you probably already knew that.
Many of the pedigrees have also come down to the point where they trade nearly equal to un-pedigreed examples. When the Newman collection first...
With all of these pedigrees, there are the showstopping centerpieces that sell for hundreds of thousands. But, there are also many, many,...
Separate names with a comma.
