Here is the Ebay link...
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I have a few dozen of or more them, but none in any semblance to mid-60's MS that you have. Along with my Vicky large cents, I prefer AU and XF+...
I used to have a great book on the German emergency coinage and tokens, but sold it, along with about 50 or so porcelain coins (I actually traded...
Who would have guessed that the Nobel Peace prize for Economics was awarded for auctions????? Who knew that numismatists would have their fingers...
I see just the most minimal wear on the hair bun, the eyebrow and some of the higghest portions of the leaves and leaf tips. I'll say AU-58
There are a couple Obv varieties that could be added, an '86 SD, and your mentioned '83H, along with Bradley's ID's. '92, '94 & '98 not so hard.
In the small bead, you think that you can get one of the beads between the gap of any of other 2 beads. In the large beads, you see that there is...
Look at the I in Regina in relation to the bead
If a coin isn't worth $150-200 (what you can actually SELL it for, not a book price), then you are throwing money away by having it graded. Every...
My advise is just learn how to grade, yourself. You are buying the coin, not a number encased in plastic.
Dale has access to a brick and mortar store where some of his stuff was, but also does work out of his house. A great guy to talk to.
I have a friend/dealer in Tulsa that deals primarily in Canadian coinage... Dale Shafer. If you are in for a few hour drive, look him up and he...
Who knew or would even think to read about this. Interesting article:...
Yes, there are well over 200 ... that's varieties, not errors.
Die cracks, cuds, pits, die deterioration, clashes, MD's, etc even in Canada are considered errors, not varieties. Many people just use the wrong...
I think that it's machine/mechanical (MD) doubling. Maybe some die deterioration doubling as well.
Yes, you could normally subtract 20 from whatever grade that ACG gave.
And I live in Canuckland .. easier yet.
The coin has been heavily chemically cleaned, so toning will be unnatural.
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