It's not so much a question of who cleans it - it's more a question of how they clean it and the end result. If NCS cleans ( they prefer to use...
Not a clue - it could have been any number of ways.
There is no such item number I can find. But to answer your question, it means the coin was cleaned and artificially retoned.
I should have been more clear. All of the genuine Cal Gold coins were privately made and issued - there was no govt. entity at the time....
It may well be an authentic token but it's certainly not an authentic coin. All of the authentic Cal gold coins have a denomination on them. That...
Why would anybody go to all the trouble of doing so ? You can pull up literally a million pics of graded coins on the Heritage site alone and do...
Although I can find some that are very similar I cannot find a match for that token. I would suggest that you contact Mike Locke at...
Vlad - you can find the answers to your questions on this web site - CLICK HERE Just scroll down a bit to where it says - History of Coins of...
Exactly correct :thumb: Just as a rough rule of thumb, I'd say that about one out of a thousand ASE would grade MS69.
Partly to avoid confusion with the older issues and partly because gold is much more valuable now than it was then.
Roy - perhaps this will help a bit. HERE
I think it would be classified as NT.
There are more things than marks that can drop the grade. For example, take a close look at the stars. Some of them are quite well struck with...
You did a much better job than me, but this would be more accurate.
Hmmm, can't say I can recall prices ever being that high. The oldest action record I can find right off for a Texas PDS set in MS64 was just over...
I know, and that's how I took it, besides that I agree with you. When I responded to your post I meant to add a big grin at the end :D - forgot...
Howdy johnny - Welcome to the Forum !! I moved your post over here to this area - you're more likely to get an answer here ;)
You're absolutely right Bruce. But I do get lucky once in a while when grading by pics.
Look at the rays of the sun, 2nd and 3rd from the right in particular. That's the easiest to see. The gown details aren't full either. But I agree...
Looks about right to me - why do you think it is low ?
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