I've made a few buys like that on ebay, i wish i had more time to hunt for deals. I'm envious of your cherrypicks.
have the transactions cleared the bank, or are they still pending? i've had pending transactions appear twice in the past, but when they clear one...
Then why not just straight grade everything? What would be the point of a details grade then?
As long as the water in lead pipes isn't acidic, the pipe will have a lead oxide coating on the inside, but if the PH drops too much the coating...
Maybe someone could smooth the fields with a laser, but that would probably cost more than the coin is worth, and it would still be a damaged coin.
Sometimes when I'm viewing cointalk on my phone, the predictive text really jumbles things up. Someone didn't proofread their post.
that was my first thought. I don't know enough about these coins to conclusively condemn them as fakes, or to conclusively condemn the seller as a...
The design elements are incused, sunk into the surface in a mirror image, as opposed to being in relief, raised above the surface like on a normal...
It got smashed by another coin, the design elements are incused, not relief.
I know that feeling. I had a 1921 peace dollar that my grandma gave me, it had belonged to my great grandpa. After my divorce, when i was raising...
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solid 65. 66 if it's in a newer slab.
looks like toning to me.
I seriously doubt theres an actual 1909 S VDB in the hole for it, probably a 1909.
it's 135 years old. even if it sat untouched for the past 30+ years a lot could happen to it in the previous 100.
They made it for a lot less
it probably did, and passed for 3 cents once upon a time.
Acetone is a good solvent for grease, oils, tape residue, glue, paint, pvc residue, and other organic contaminants, but it won't remove toning.
I don't.
[ATTACH] i get on ebay and search for an item, then scroll down and click on "sold items". that'll give a good idea of where prices are really at.
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