I don't care what year, I don't care what country, I don't care what grade. Problem coins will be accepted and treasured as they serve one last...
Just teasing, all I see in the OP's coin are a couple of very, very minor die chips.
I had to sharpen the contrast a bit to be able to see it, but OMFG THERE IS A FREAKING CLOWN IN THERE!!!!!! [ATTACH]
It will take me a little while, but I am going to buy a few cheap aluminum coins, acetone treat them, and take copious before and after pictures....
No modern coin is going to appreciate significantly in your lifetime. They are made by the hundreds of millions and billions. Even the so-called...
Yes, condition and grade are essentially the same thing. I think "condition" might be more descriptive (brown, smooth planchet, rough surfaces,...
Doug, we're talking about Aluminum coins having been rinsed in acetone here, not silver. No amount of rinsing is going to fix the spots left...
To give you a much better idea of the value of a trime, 3 cents was the price of a postage stamp.
Interesting link, Michael. To save readers the trouble - looks like immigrants in 1869 in New York (who were typically paid less than...
Sounds like an early strike from fresh dies. What makes it a so-called "specimen?"
I think the upside down coin pictures are an interesting experiment in grading. It makes us think less about the design, and how attractive the...
Doug, I don't really know how to define Specimen. That's one of the reasons I wanted to have this conversation. If you don't consider anything...
They literally re-write the dictionary every year. Early 19th Websters is nearly unrecognizable now!
You may not have signatures turned on. You have to select to view them, and not everyone does. Either way, my book is linked here: edited -...
I think the definition of "specimen" can be expanded a bit beyond what you suggest. Knowledge and technology evolves. But, I agree that PCGS...
Yes, it is linked in my signature below.
It took me 5 years to write my book, so there's no rush at all!
If you look at well struck uncirculated pieces, you see that it is a fold of her gown. On circulated and toned pieces like yours, that fold tends...
An AU Peace for mowing a lawn? I'll take it! And, to put a value on your time, it's worth around $25. Perfectly fair for a lawn mowing, I think.
Yes, JCro, those definitions are good. And, as Doug mentioned, this is *exactly* why we have to be very precise in our use of terms. Even if it...
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