It looks too glossy, so I'd say it has been cleaned. The come with die polishing lines, but should otherwise be lustrous.
Bad. Other than the reverse marks, does the sharpness of detail make sense for a coin that has the wear of an XF-AU 1859 Indian cent?
This way he has an excuse to spend some time kicking around in his shop.
Your budget (different banks break at different levels) and intended use are needed to comment further. Edit: Just saw your post in the middle of...
All 1899 have the B mint mark. It could be indistinct due to striking, but it should be there. This is mine, on which you can see it clearly on...
I agree with EF-AU. I'd put the price higher if not cleaned, probably $50-60. The only years for Calcutta were 1900-02. The mint mark is hard...
OK, that is an old camera (2002). According to the manual, however, you should be able to use the telephoto mode with 30cm working distance and...
Proof sets are plentiful enough that they're not really a viable investment. Buy them because you enjoy them, and pick nice ones that don't have...
It depends. If the holder is so scuffed up that you can't see the coin, I'm not paying full boat for it. If the dealer isn't proud enough to...
Point and shoot cameras are fickle beasts for coin photos, since you're at the mercy of how the manufacturer defined the focusing range, and...
And here I thought they were struck on Plantagenets. Richard III, perhaps.
"Rich, Corinthian leather"
Auction house lot descriptions = marketing. That's all you need to know.
If the slab is present, then white hides it better. If the slab is cropped out, I prefer a black background, although in some contexts (web sites...
Bottom line is that a CAC sticker means that they will honor their published MS63 bid price for the coin. That's it.
Better to start with inexpensive stuff from circulation while you learn more about the hobby what you're interested in. You're far ahead of those...
I think I use US Coins most, but half the time I'm not sure whether I'm reading that forum or Coin Chat.
Pass for me. I don't care about old holders, rather the coin inside, and it's not attractive. I wouldn't buy this looking for an upgrade unless...
Based on those pictures, the subject coin and VAM 2 have different obverses. Date positions are measured by the distance between the tip of the...
Pretty much. The die numbers are a little more complicated in that they include shorthand for the hub generation used. The problem is that we...
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