Well said desertgem. I'll add, the quantity of hairlines is important. Just a few may not be called cleaned by the grading services. If the coin...
For me it's probably this clash die coin. [IMG] [IMG]
Don't be in a big rush. With as many as you have you can have a lot of fun learning to grade them. It's great to have so many to compare against...
For best results on getting good information, start a new thread on the topic and post images. I'm sure you will get more help on the topic.
I don't agree on this coin. Why would they have put it back together to look like a normal half? It would be of no use as a magician coin.
I would put it in some type of holder to protect it. Can't hurt.
I'll guess this one is a 66. Nice find.
Great looking coin.
The seller should have never sold you anything in the first place. He should have known it would turn into a problem. It's all his fault.
I'm glad we have these types of services. The average person is going to kill a coin if they try to work on it. These services are better at it...
I just take my loop and have fun.
Breen showed only two for 1861. The 3101 is the normal coin and the 3102 is the 1861/0. This coin with a clash would be the 3101. Cool coin.
Same for me. Always wished someone would have found a $20 gold piece or the 50 cent piece with the matching cent clash. Fun stuff.
Cool coin.
As I said, you have much to learn. Read your first post in this thread. You started with an attitude and folks handed it back. Play nice and stop...
AU something.
You have a lot to learn about talking coins with folks on forums. Get rid of the attitude and just have fun with it.
Specific gravity is very useful if you wish to learn it. It takes a little time to understand it all. Once you get there it's really simple. This...
Well I didn't try to flip anyone. I thought a loop was nice.:)
It is. It's also amazing what you can hide in an image;)
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