Yep, I already checked. The only thing he has right now that looks close to MS has way too much red on it. :/ I'm thinking of doing a matched...
I'm looking to pick up some nice, chocolate brown AU/MS Canadian large cents. Anybody have references to some dealers who sell nice, quality...
VF/XF I'd say.
I'm not really seeing any evidence of cleaning in that pic, but the color on the obverse looks quite a bit lighter than on the reverse. Maybe...
Temperatures that are comfortable for people are comfortable for coins. As others have said, a low, constant humidity level and as stable a...
Nah, $100 for an average circulated piece is way too much. That sounds more like an AU/low MS price to me.
This arrived yesterday, a full day earlier than USPS estimated it would! : [ATTACH] 1982 no mint mark, ICG MS66, courtesy of @stldanceartist....
Another option is Franklin halves. They start at silver melt (for AU or lower pieces of most dates), on up to hundreds or thousands of dollars...
Doubling and some verdigris. I think the doubling is what's referred to as "Longacre doubling." As for the verdigris, a soak in some Verdi-care...
I'd say half cents of any type. There are enough of them out there that every once in a while, one should run into a half cent collector, but...
50. Nice detail, but I'm not seeing a lot of luster.
Yep, perfect example of album toning. Nice.
Tool marks are long, straight, and appear raised on the coin. Because they're actually on the die, they're struck into the coin. Bag marks are...
If you notice, most of the things @davidh pointed out are tool marks. Most die struck counterfeits have tool marks, because they're made from...
Maybe someone lost a bet.
Hard to say from those pics. With that toning, my inclination would be that no, it won't cross at grade, because between the toning, the plastic...
At first, I thought, maybe this seller doesn't do a lot of business in coins, so this might be a forgiveable error if they do a full refund &...
More like $120. PCGS price guide puts it at $175. But, still, 10x toning premium!
Keep in mind that $120 on eBay means virtually no premium left over after fees.
Would this be the best (in terms of expense and effort) way to get high grade (MS67+) specimens of current issues? Or would CRH be simpler?
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