Wow, that's quite a memento to come across. The fighting on New Guinea was hellish, many soldiers were killed by falling trees in the vast jungle,...
Sellers on Teletrade set reserve prices ahead of time, and their system will outbid others up to the reserve. Reserves are often set high. Quite a...
As pointed out earlier, the mintmark stands out sharply in an extremely worn part of the coin. The lower right quadrant of the mm looks chopped...
Thanks for both of your reports, interesting reading. Can't wait to see your photos, 900 Fine!
This is a great thread, with some fine photos and educational material to boot! Beautiful, original coins.
Not sure if that's high point rub I see, or an effect of lighting. With that in mind, my opinion is AU58 or MS63-64.
Fantastic coin, Eduard; congratulations on acquiring such a nice example of this scarce piece of history.
Glad to hear about your purchase, look forward to the photos. Congrats!
That's a gorgeous coin and a great story. Now, I have a question. Doesn't Tom's cheek look awfully rough to be graded 67? Just asking.
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I feel your pain....
Thanks for the comments. This dime only graded MS62, because of the cheek mark (I think it's a luster break, not a scratch) but I really liked...
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I reshot the trime with more exposure, this is closer to how it really looks. also included my representative buffalo nickel: [IMG] [IMG]...
Great coins, Kanga. All look very attractive and nice for grade, imo. thanks for posting them.
Myfirst impression was MS66, or better, but you really can't tell without a closeup look. I'm not too thrilled with the toning, either, but I...
beautiful! a great addition to your type set.
That's a great coin! The 12 stars is somewhat scarce; a hoard of the 13 stars variety numbering about 1,000 mint state coins known as the "Collins...
Thanks, those of you who nominated this for TOTW. I'm honored. I hope it has been a useful thread, and that people will continue to add to it.
Coin buying education 101-3 [new 7/31] I found this post on "Coin buying education 101-3 [new 7/31]" interesting and have nominated it...
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