MS66
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You cannot tell by weighing them or testing them for gold purity, as the counterfeiters have perfected their craft well enough to render those...
I saw it too . . . really good!
Beantown Coins is David Leventhal, a very reputable seller. I haven't looked at the coins they have listed but, if the camera angle is the same...
Congratulations. Take a breather, look back with satisfaction, and map out your next journey.
You should not confuse low, middle and high grades with a grading scale. The phrases, low grade, middle grade and high grade are not granular...
I apply the phrase "high grade" relative to the availability of coins of a series. For series within which examples considered collectible are...
Looks like a 66 to me.
The debt is only unsustainable as long as interest rates make the payments unacceptable. Right now, the debt service is manageable, but only...
I'm surprised it sold for so little . . . the planchet on which this coin was struck was probably unique, or nearly so.
There were evidently lines in the planchet, which did not strike out because the grease is a soft material.
Where did you read the above? Do you have a link?
Nice coins. That same 1872 seated dollar went unsold on my website for a few months before I sold it to another dealer at the NH Coin & Currency...
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Sorry, but I disagree . . . I think poor spelling, whether the result of lazy learning or lazy communication, is reflective of a recent trend...
Expressing one's opinion is fine, but making assertions such as you have is not the right thing to do.
VERY nice coin Chris.
Absolutely.
I've touched on this subject in other threads. Coin design is not just art . . . it is engineering as well. In this particular case, no...
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