Great looking coin! I have a terrible time judging luster on toned coins, I'll venture AU55.
All look very nice, the large cents in particular appear to be high quality examples.
I think lower AU, nice toning as many of them are a muddy brown. The Japanese salvaged a good bit of the silver that had been dumped in the...
I don't think I have seen a cast fake gold coin, either. Casting would most likely be done using the "lost wax" process which is very tedious...
Both look real to me. First coin, fine? second coin, MS something maybe 63-64?
No expert here, but when you are collecting Au gold coins the amount of remaining luster is key, and you cannot estimate that readily from static...
Superb gold, C-dude!
A few dings, but no question original.
I really admire you VAM guys. These things make my head swim!
Sorry about what happened. A useful cautionary tale for those who may be tempted to engage in similar transactions. FWIW I think it takes a fair...
Personally, I would forget the Dansco as unless you have nearly unlimited resources there will always be empty holes that will bug you. Why not...
Look bad to me too.
"In God We Rust" pretty much says it all.
Rusty, I think the Eschenbach is worth it. It's a 3+6 Achromat with virtually no distortion out to the edge of the lens. Very lightweight too.
Took a close look with my spiffy new Eschenbach loupe, don't see any doubling.
Good job, guys! everybody was either spot on or within a point: [IMG]
Not a proof, but the strike is better than average, I think.
I've wanted one as a type coin for some time, but it had to have some toning and be priced right. This one has "honey" toning and an obverse...
Looks like it has a ton of luster, if so the toning won't really be an issue. I am concerned about the 2 marks to the right of the date, and the...
I didn't think anyone still used Brillo to clean coins!
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