Bit of a correction here, the coins did not have to come into contact with the bag to tone. Some did contact the bag and some did not - yet both...
So, as you can see, there is no great secret to grading hammered coinage and using the same numerical system that is used for modern coins. The...
Here is another to compare. The first coin is in AU58 condition, the 2nd of the same date is in low XF condition.
Now I could go on posting pictures of uncirculated hammered coins all day, but if you wish to see more just look at those posted by silvereagle82...
Here is a picture of one of the very first coins minted in North America. This coin was struck in the actual home of Hernan Cortez in 1542. It is...
Now it is very easy to see just by looking at those coins that they are indeed uncirculated. For example, here is a picture of anothr Venetian...
Here's another -
You are 100% wrong on that count. There are literally thousands and thousands of hammered coins that are uncirculated. Here's a couple that I used...
I don't know who wrote that piece on Wiki but it is a mix of accurate and inaccurate information. As to how hammered coins are graded. The...
I think that coin has some of the most unusal planchet characteristics that I've ever seen. Wonder if some are roller marks ? There's some orange...
Again, harshly cleaned IMO. Along with everything else already said.
Even if it is real, and I don't know that it is, it looks to have been harshly cleaned so I doubt it would slab.
Looks to have been over-dipped to me. Being over-dipped is labeled as harshly cleaned.
It is OK to do it, but it must be done in the proper section. Please read the rules which explain it. They can be found here - The Rules
LOL ! Some excellent picture magic :thumb:
I can't recall the the title but seem to remember one back when I was searching out books on French coinage. Perhaps I am mistaken in that, it was...
Yeah it's 655. As to the mintage figures - the French records are very good if someone takes the time to research them. Oddly enough, Gadoury is...
58 on the first. The second one - based on those pics I gotta say to gets body-bagged. A Genuine slab at best. Coin looks to have been whizzed and...
You found out what many already knew Don. That being that ICG commonly over-grades moderns. As for the ANACS coin, was it in a new or an old...
I have my doubts PCGS would grade either of them. Something funny with the '09 - look at the hair. And I believe the '13 is damaged - part of the...
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