It’s just the photo. It’s got bright luster with super smooth surfaces.
A word a caution about using the Grey Sheet to price these coins. It has run way behind the market for coins whose value is based mostly on the...
This is my best one, which grades MS-65. [ATTACH] This is my favorite one, which is in an MS-64 holder. I over paid for this because I bought...
NENA, the New England Numismatic Association issued a medal for the Cog Railroad in 1988. Here is a link to it....
Submitting a common date gold coin for an upgrade from MS-63 to 64 is not worth it these days.
If the 1907 has been fooled with, I'm a buyer for a jug of that of dip. What do you think of this one? It's only graded MS-63 in an OGL holder,...
I strongly tend to stay away from details graded coins. The trouble with them is that the problem will always hold the value back. If a given coin...
I have been building an early 20th century date set of quarter eagles. I have long found these dime sized coins to be more attractive than their...
That one would probably get under the radar, @Jersey magic man, because the word, “LIBERTY” is conspicuously missing from the obverse.
Two other problems are the disappearance of coins from circulation. Youngsters don’t see coins and don’t get interested in them. The second...
You can shoot them in the cardboard 2X2s, but you will get better pictures if you take them out. The slabbed coins are tougher. I have the most...
You need to be an amateur lawyer to get through all of the terms and conditions. I wonder what state "Salem" is in? It might be Massachusetts...
That's a nice token. Unfortunately the ship that is docked in Baltimore is not the first Constellation. It is an old ship, but it dates from the...
Other than that there is a 99% chance that it's a counterfeit, there's not thing wrong at all. If it's real it's been cleaned to death in a way...
Smalll shows can be good, but sometimes I get there and there is nothing but Morgan Dollars and modern silver to buy. I have become a bit of a...
Here's one that is in my collection. [ATTACH] As to grades, it depends upon whose system you are using. The British used to be something like...
Florida had one of those taxes before I moved down here. It was repealed because many retirees have stocks and it was hitting them.
I think the second pictures have white balance issues.
No, the 1869 is the toughest date among those five dates. The 1866, '67 and '68 are quite similar. The 1870 is better, and the 1869 is the best.
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