Good reading - all of it. I think in the original post you should have included some of the other links first.
From looking at heritage auctions results I would not be surprised if they all ran more than a $100. On ebay they run from 125 to 299 each. Plus...
Yes - I believe at least fine details. I think the coin will be covered with a fine porosity on both sides. Honestly - I would never buy any...
Must be those with slow modems. :) These are nice, but I think it might be too much light. They do look washed out and I bet in hand several...
Hoping bad pictures in a older white NGC slab - I think those are the worst for trying to get pictures on for us non-experts. I am really hoping...
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