You can't always, but many times you can - it just takes experience. Take the coin in this thread - see how clean the surface looks in the smooth...
Post pics and ask questions first - then buy, or don't :secret: It's a lot cheaper ;)
They just opened this exhibit Speedy - and they plan to expand it. It was in response to the many complaints they received from the numismatic...
Slide marks are what happens to some coins stored in albums. Many coin albums have pieces of plastic that cover the hole the coin is placed into....
Yes, please do.
Well I would have Dan, but if you'll recall I predicted it would be the two trains at Promontory Point way back in 2001. I figured then it's a...
The correct weight is 27.22 grams. The mint did have tolerance levels they would allow - but not half a gram. What about that Y that is supposed...
Howdy Lucy !! Ya got some purrrrrrrty Frankies there :thumb: You got red - you got blue. Now all ya need is green and we could have us a...
He posted that link with the question mind of whether or not someone else with an empty GSA box & COA had placed a raw CC dollar into the empty...
It's got purrrrty green stuff on it :rolleyes: Looks almost like somebody tried to clean the verdigris with chisel.
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If you mean the coin posted by RickieB - yes it is.
Howdy Liberty - Welcome to the Forum !! Based on your description it sounds like a coin plated for jewelry. But if you can - post a pic.
To be quite honest the way it looks around the D E & S I would wonder if it is an altered coin. Could be wrong, but I've never seen die doubling...
I take it you haven't read an explanation for those charts - you can find one HERE
I'm assuming you say that because the toning wasn't there when you bought the coin. But I don't know that it is the result of the NGC holder -...
Think I'd go AU53 on that one.
This is one of those coins some people love to hate. And coins like this convince even more people that the TPG's are up in the night. But that's...
I think the seller was trying to focus on the text reflected on the coin rather than the coin itself - that makes the coin's features a bit...
I'd be careful buying it - take a look at the word TRUST.
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