Out of the horse's mouth (compare the heads of the equines too). As ldhair points out, the lettering on the genuine coin is thin and crisp. On...
Hommer, that coin is a fake. A real one for comparison: [IMG] [IMG]
I bet it would straight grade at some point, but who's willing to pay those resubmission fees? I don't think it's been cleaned or AT'd.
..Your Ness. [IMG] [IMG] N21
Raw, no ID as yet. [IMG] [IMG]
15Y [IMG] [IMG]
This seems like a good place to park photos of Fugios. blunt rays, Newman 4E [IMG] [IMG]
Looks 45 to me, dipped and album toned. Pretty!
That's a really nice looking large cent! Pretty soon you'll be wanting more...
What a cool find! A set of coins that circulated in early America would include a very wide variety. A friend of mine found a 1R while detecting...
Here is my 42/41 D. you can tell from the position of the 4 relative to the right hand tip of the bust truncation that it is not from the same...
That's a very informative thread, and shows the subjectivity of grading, which is then marketed as objectivity.
I see no high point wear. However, it is impossible to judge luster from photos, in general. If it hasn't been dipped to death (DTD) then it may...
I don't like the look of the rims or the edge reeding, but withhold judgement until we have better closeups.
Kanga, I feel your pain. "Aspirations meet reality."
Oddly, I think the photo in the Bowers Colonial book for the obv. 4 is wrong. The O in YOUR is in the wrong position over the first S in BUSINESS....
I should have started a GTG thread, but these things are tough to evaluate from photos. [IMG]
I don't think so. Here is my circ example: [IMG]
Stunning coin. Can't really grade these accurately from photos, as the hairlines don't show up well. I'll guess PR64CAM
This arrived in the mail today. I have wanted a club rays Fugio for a while, but finding one with decent detail and no major planchet issues was...
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