This one is gonna be a little tougher than usual. Commems by their nature are tough to grade because they are all unique. But in the end they are...
Great coins Rick ! Don't say I didn't warn ya about these :D
My opinion - VF 35.
First of all a registry set is nothing but a plca for collectors to list their collection on-line in an open competetion with other collectors....
The trouble most folks with enlarging pics is the try to blow them up too large. This is not necessary. Rarely will ever blowup a pic to more than...
Most folks know about me and Netherlands ducats - just can't resist the little devils :D So when I ran across these two - well you know the rest...
You just aint whistlin Dixie !! The Eliasberg pedigree on the slab often results in the coins bringing 3x - 5x book value for the coins as well ;)
Amen to that ;) But for those that don't have such pics - it often pays to be able to "massage" the ones you do have :D
The pics were not that good - so I blew them up. The reverse has quite a bit of wear that is visible on the eagle. As for the obverse - it was to...
The scraping of the label is not unusual. NGC had a batch of slabs made that had this happen to them. It is caused by dealers/sellers placing...
If it was me I'd enlarge the pics - and definitley post a pic of the reverse for all coins. Other than that - looks fine to me ;) Just...
Sorry grovey - but the rules are the rules. But I'm gonna do ya a favor and move this post to the Auction Forum ;)
Howdy Snail - Welcome to the Forum !! By all means - add as much as you like. But it would easier for everybody to track the conversation if...
:eek: - now I wanna know who's sellin you coins ! And do they have any more :D
I don't know him personally, but Casper has a pretty good reputation in the numismatic world and I can't see him risking that by playing games....
My opinion - yes both coins have been dipped. But the NGC coin is unc - the other is not. I'd grade the NNC as AU50 - and think the NGC coin is...
I think the rim dings are gonna do ya in on that one kiddo - there's actually 4 of them. The crystal ball says ANACS will send that one back MS63....
A more likely scenario is the buyer placed the bid with no intention of honoring it.
Well with the pic I can now tell you the coin is from Lima, Peru.
You're more than welcome Rick ;) Now just be sure you remember that attitude when you find yourself bidding on those R3 & R4 coins. Oh yeah -...
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