Yeah, I think the label is confusing (or a typo). The O on the left looks like the normal sized mintmark, & the right is the micro-o. Or, that's...
I would not have been pleased at all with that grade. Then again, there are things that are obvious under a loupe that aren't obvious in a photo.
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Au-50 would be my guess. I picked up a roll of these in MS the other day and can definitely say that the AU are night and day difference. That...
I'm leaning towards ms66. I also have one of these and love it. Mine has the most pronounced sunrays I could find, and about 1/3 of the examples...
Yeah, the few watermarks or other stains are the biggest negatives on this piece. It's got even nicer luster in hand (I'm still getting the hang...
I do see that the micro o is scarce in high grades. However, this seems smaller than the standard mint mark, on par with the half dollar mintmark...
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I recently picked up an 1899-O Morgan in MS & was looking to attribute it by VAM. What grade would you assign to this? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm...
Gibraltar 2003 1 pound: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I was inspired to get some Eisleben Notgeld - the first to arrive were several 1917 10 pfennig: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is the British War Medal from WW1. The reverse shows a very Pistrucci-esque naked Saint George on horseback, carrying a...
There's a 1900 20 Peseta trial piece from Catalon that also has the St. George design, and which is quite beautiful. Heritage has one on auction...
I'd like my chances with a Scorpion (or a modern anti-tank rocket launcher) a little better... [ATTACH] That said, it's my understanding that...
Wowza. All lovely, but that one in particular is amazing. I wonder - why did the Royal Mint modify the spear design & switch to a sword in Saint...
German Meissen Token, dated 1919. I'm not sure what it was issued for - does the monogram or date mean anything to y'all? 1803-1919, 41mm...
That makes sense. The all or nothing rule of thumb is also handy for weeding out counterfeits of rare coins. But, whenever a coin that's clearly...
Someone calls you out on the unhelpfulness of your comment & you tell them to leave the site? Cool. See you next Tuesday.
Please stop with this unhelpful "GFO" of a comment. I am trying to figure out what would cause a coin to have one of the diagnostics but no others.
No, what? I'm trying to figure out why this coin has the particular attribute (& none of the 6 or so others) of a high relief. Yes, I've...
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