If it were me I would not. It may only be the pics, but the coin may be an AU slider. Even if it is not - I would not grade the coin above 63. And...
The coin appears to have been scratched - possibly twice. So those are not contact marks. Based on the pic it also appears to show very slight...
When taking the pics take care to not touch the surface of the coins. I would suggest taking the pics while the coins are still in the holder -...
Actually Spider I suspect it is a coin from Great Britain as that appears to be a tudor rose in the picture. But not being an expert on British...
Howdy PMacNY - Welcome to the Forum !! That's a list of some rather special coins you got there. Values could vary greatly depending on their...
You are correct - uncirculated coins can show contact marks - in fact most do. The second part of your question is a bit more complicated....
Defiant7 is correct - the milk spots on ASE's are the result of the washing process the planchets go through prior to the coins being struck. It...
Howdy airassisted - Welcome to the Forum !! Can you post a pic of the whole coin, and one a bit larger ?
I also think the coin was cleaned - but long ago. It appears in the pics that t has retoned somewhat. I would agree with the XF/AU grade.
Great coin Rick !! And a very scarce one at that ;)
Please post pics of both sides of a coin - it helps greatly when trying to identify it.
If you read the article I posted about In This Thread they do a pretty good job of explaining just how they do it.
Not always - one of the more common methods of adding mint marks is by doing it from the inside. A small hole is drilled in the edge of the coin -...
When a coin is truck through grease the grease is on the die - not on the planchet. I am fairly certain that is not grease on your coin. It does...
He told you where he got it - Canadian Coin News & Coin Prices. They are magazines.
The strange part about all of this, that nobody has realized yet, is a report that was published in Coin World a couple of months ago. If - and I...
Hey Roy - ya forgot to tell him the country.
No luck on the second coin :( But I believe it is a 1/84 thaler struck in silver. But danged if I can find that coat of arms to identify what...
The first is a 1741 1 reale struck at Mexico City. In that condition it's not worth much more than silver content - about $1. The second one -...
Then I'd have to say they're worth less than $1 each.
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