Nice find!
NICE 1812 cent, much nicer than my 11/10 (in the axial lighting thread). The 1852 is very attractive, as well.
I know what you mean, Eduard, the small eagles are incredibly hard to find in both an affordable and decent/original state. One of my dream coins...
Something like this? (probably too worn for some tastes) [IMG] [IMG]
Glad to hear they are authentic. Hope they find a home in the collection of someone who appreciates their scarcity.
Once again, I'm late for the party-- It looks AU to me, whether or not the obv. marks would net it to XF is really up to the Grading Gods that...
I had longed for one in Fine, but a decent coin, uncleaned, without sig. marks, would run at least $1200. I was happy to find this one, with a...
I agree with the loss of contrast (when used with slabbed coins) but it still brings out the color and fine detail without a much more costly...
Slabbed coins are a PITA with the axial setup, but I think it does great with raw copper and toned silver.
Roll that baby out!
'preciate the comments.
Wow! Very happy for the owner.
I hope you don't mind, but I just received this one in the mail today from eBay. It had nice color, and was pretty cheap, as they usually are. The...
I should amend my post to add that if you are confident in you authentication abilities, by all means buy the coin. I checked your quarter in the...
Now I have a dollar, half dollar, and quarter in my DB set; I finally found a dime I liked at a reasonable price. It has a nice patina of...
all 3 are very nice, especially like the FE with the great strike and no spots, looks PQ to me!
Chances it was even genuine are not all that good. Walk on!
Nice example! It looks like it has XF details to me, the hits on the reverse would devalue it somewhat, but from where I sit it looks like it has...
I'll offer my opinion, for what it is worth, that the coin in the o.p. is not genuine. the rims look too fat, and for a coin that appears uncirc....
Very neat, you found it all right-- 75th Blue and Gray Reunion encampment of the Battle of Gettysburg..
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