Hmmm... it may look different in hand, but this one really screams "AU-58" in the pictures.
Why not? Many of my purchases are from Ebay, HA, Stacks, DLRC, CRO, TT, etc... in the modern world, the savvy collector uses all the tools at...
Well you see, what happened was this.... an enterprising mint technician realized he could make a lot of money if he fabricated some "errors." So,...
While I'm not going to say it in as many words, the colors on this coin are... unusual.
The 49D posted by Jupiter is either AU-58 or MS-64. The long scratch in his hair precludes any higher grade. The fingerprints on the reverse are...
The 42D in the OP is an attractive coin. I'd probably grade it 64, based on the marks on the cheek, and the spotting on the reverse. I don't think...
Yes, it appears to be. Even though it appears to be a fairly significant amount of doubling, its probably not worth a premium. The coin is...
Because the mintmark on coins of this era was punched by hand, there could be a wide variety of locations that it could be punched. This is higher...
While "FS" is certainly an abbreviation for "full strike," I don't think this has widespread acceptance (outside of the dubious shyster MAC)....
Clashing is very common on these, and most other small coins. Congrats on a find which has apparently got you quite excited. The "broken nose"...
Yes, it does. The entire rest of the coin is very similar - but this one doesn't have the large scrapes in teh obverse field (in front of her...
I do something very similar. One series I collect is Capped Bust Halves, so I've got small stickers that I put on each slab (usually on the...
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