Collectors don't tend to suspect low grade common coins as being counterfeit, especially if they look circulated or aged. If you could make a...
I think it is AU. I don't think the marks are excessive, and really don't have any problem with them. These marks will definitely not keep an AU...
I can only tell you how I would approach it: I would never consider buying a mounted coin with graffiti. I don't care what the price was. It's a...
I absolutely won't buy a damaged coin unless it is literally irreplaceable. Very few coins count as such. If I'm collecting a set, I try to get...
How good is CoinTalk compared to the TPGs? Let's find out! Over the next several months, I'll be posting a continuous stream of Guess the Grade...
One of the things that NGC's value guide has is a historical chart of price performance in each grade. If you click on the value, it shows a chart...
Did they use a Castaing machine, or something similar? If so, that was applied during the rimming process - before striking.
Markets go in cycles. Sometimes its up, sometimes its up for a long time, sometimes its down. I'm treating it as a buying opportunity.
I think the general consensus is that overall, average prices for everything are lowering. Especially compared to 5-10 years ago, there seems to...
The biggest difference is the shipwreck effect is corroded into the surface of the coin, whereas the casting is more likely bubbles in the surface...
If it compares well with that many marks, perhaps the other 67 shouldn't be a 67 either?
Oof, that coin is rough. It is clearly ex-jewelry, as you can see from the notches in the rim. The coin is also pretty scratched up. Honestly,...
"Shipwreck effect" is a fancy way of conning people out of money. What it really means is "corroded and cleaned." Shipwreck effect coins have...
The shipwreck effect does look a bit different, but I said it looked like something someone might try to pass off as shipwreck. I did not say that...
The vast number of tickmarks covering the buffalo's shoulder and body, and the number of tickmarks on the guy's cheek. There are quite a few other...
Sell it and buy a new one. If you don't want to do that, you could try acetone. I'm not sure what jbweld is made of, but acetone might be able...
I'm going to guess that is post strike damage.
I'd say that's a pretty strong match for a ragged fissure. For those interested, read more here:...
How do you know that it lost its provenance? I don't see a picture of the slab at all. It isn't mentioned by the seller, but the seller is also...
Wow. No way does that look like a 67 to me.
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