Hi Lafayette. I'll post any images for you if you wish. PM me if I can help. Don't send to NCS before checking further. There is an ask NCS site...
Hey Ruben. Something I just have to say. What a cool thread.:bow: You got folks to do a bit of thinking and learning while enjoying this great...
That's really cool.
The cool thing about it Frank is that you got me and probably others to think a bit about the possibilities. I love opinions that make me want to...
A dip took away all the skin. It's still AU to me. Wish I could see what it looked like before the dip.
I figured you were right Conder. My first few minutes at the show I looked down in a case and there it was. I couldn't believe it. It was really...
Found this at the Fun Show. [IMG]
Sorry but it's not real. The date is really strange looking. It must be a copy.
Nice FE. There were so many varieties of the 1857 I'm not sure I could give a correct figure. This is a cool site on the topic....
To be honest the lighting and the color of the image make it tough to tell much about breaks in luster. It has the look of AU-50.
I agree. They do great on everything but the price.
I just made it home myself. Wow what a big show. Only had two days and now wish I had planed for four.
Sunnywood's collection is worth the time to check out. Really cool.
It's still a mystery to me as well Jazz. I have never seen an encasement with the detail to account for this, but I see no other explanation. Yes...
Hi Tony and Welcome. May I ask about the images? When the coin was flipped to take the image of the second side, did they keep the same...
No way to know the degree of rotation from the images. 90 degrees sounds right for a premium. Has anyone ever seen a Merc. with 180 rotation?
Edge shots are a bit tough but this is what I could manage for now. These two images are at 3 oclock. The edge is dished out (concave).[IMG][IMG]...
Is it possible some work was done to the coin. Below IC in AMERICA and above O in ONE?
I'm not sure that was a counterfeit marker. I thought they were a yellow color and turned dark if the bill was bad. Over time the yellow will fade...
I agree but is the weight in line with where it should be.
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