Nice coin! I can't tell if there is rub or not, so imo AU58 or MS64. I hope you post some pix when it arrives. Looks like a good buy.
Good on ya, Craig!
It looks AU to me. Sliders of these can look so close to MS they can fool you, so I could be wrong. Personally, I do not see signs of cleaning. If...
It looks good to me, with a caveat: H.T. pointed out two spots on the obverse. If they are just little dings, ignore them. If they are raised...
Rusty, to my knowledge, there are no books on counterfeit trade dollars, unless they are privately published. The worst fakes are cast, the better...
I noted that Catbert's coin lacks a stop after "fine," this struck me as very unusual, so I decided to search the Heritage archives. I had to look...
That is just a really cool coin. I think of these as mass produced early folk art, with a really human element. Can't you see Delbert or whoever...
It looks nice and genuine to me. I'd say xf-40, and if it were mine I would eventually have it in an 'authentic' slab, but personally I like my...
As a separate matter, I was looking at the other 2 trade dollars sold by the seller recently. This 1876-s 350093959870 looks like it has...
Does 'gate mark'= spot where sprue was broken off on a cast copy? If so I would expect that to be right on the edge, where it would be filed off....
JJ teaparty usually has a nice selection of walkers for sale, and they seem to pick ones that are nice for the grade. Anyway, here is one graded...
DMPL, would you mind posting the item number for the coin you bought? And, you're welcome, glad to be of some help.
That's a really nice coin! Me, I'd keep it raw, so I could (very carefully) admire it without intervening plastic.
I'd say AG. Very attractive, though, I like how the dark toning outlines the bust and makes it stand out. I think you have a good eye.
I believe the obv. is EF-40, the reverse almost EF. The color looks natural to me, but I can't tell if it might have an old cleaning. Tilting...
Guess that'll teach me to look at the dates, LOL.
I think vess1 is right about the weak reverse strike. I can't tell enough about the coin's appearance otherwise from the photos. Personally, I...
The 3 looks like an altered 8 to me.
Very nice photos. I feel that the rims are too wide- they should be about as wide, or just slightly wider than, the length of a dentil. A number...
First one I've seen in that condition! A genuine condition rarity!
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