OK, now that I understand the ground rules, I'll say MS64, $100.
My First Ever ANA Show - Show Report I found this post on "My First Ever ANA Show - Show Report" interesting and have nominated it accordingly...
Whoops! I misread the intro, thought it was presented as a definite "problem" coin. Will need to rethink my opinion.
Thanks, Rusty. Another possibility is" Mails Pus "(also true, come to think of it).
My opinion, top coin: G-6, bottom VG-8. 5$ and 6$.
Very, very nice; if not AU it's awfully close.
Have you tried diffused lighting? Here's a proof quarter, I used a cylindrical juice container with top and bottom cut out: [IMG] [IMG]
Dang! NIce finds, patience and persistence are rewarded!
Thanks, Jim. looks like a little ding. I will settle on it as 'cleaned,' offer as per Red Tiger's post.
Thanks for doing the legwork (mousework?) on that; I didn't have the energy!
Thanks for the comments, folks. Knowing what I do now, it was obvious that something was "off" with the 'luster,' and looking carefully under good...
On the obv, it almost looks like an 'x' scratched into the left field, above the A of HALF. Am I just seeing things?
Those look like nice coins, I especially like the FE cent and the draped bust. Even more rewarding, I'm sure, was the time you spent together.
That's a nice looking large cent, glad you finally found what you're looking for.
Another relic from my early collecting days, here is an 1854 type 2 gold dollar. It has definitely been cleaned. These are often lightly struck,...
Glad it turned out to be the real thing. Plus, it will be hard to lose in that slab. Those things are TINY!
Congratulations!
my photos make the coin look a bit reddish, it was actually a sort of golden color. I guess I think of smoked coins as being brown. I also don't...
on my "cautionary tale" thread, I tossed out for all to see my newbie buying mistakes from 2 or 3 years ago. I mentioned an 1886 nickel that was...
It's nice to see the various types in sequence. I'm partial to the bust and 'no stars' designs myself. It's especially hard to find seated HD...
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