This was my point, before that got sidetracked. How the heck do you grade a blank planchet?!?
Of course!
Thank you!
It IS graded. Look again! :droid: PCGS AU58. Says it right there. Second line of text on the label. Right above that attribution. ;)
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Here's a pair of Bust halves I recently acquired. I really like the CircCam appearance on the 1829. I welcome your comments, and assistance with...
Just a fairly typical low-grade "Baby Bustie", from the first year of issue for this, the Capped Bust type. I once found an 1829 like this...
No clue on variety attribution for these, but it's a cool piece. I've never had one. Was offered one for sale by a detecting colleague, once....
So a contemporary counterfeit, rather than a modern Chinese product, then? Interesting.
What's the cert number? I can only see the last three digits on the label.
Dang, somebody paid $660 for that blank slug, back on April 15th. Says so on the cert page. And $705, in the linked auction, on April 26th....
Well, weight, and I guess specific gravity tests or something arcane like that. Maybe you're right that the edge has something to do with it....
I guess there must be some historical links between Bern in Switzerland and Anhalt-Bernberg in Germany, since “Bern” is in both their names, and...
Yeah, I was pretty confident on the critter's identity as a bear, and the bear from Bern immediately came to mind, due to its similar stance. I...
Aha! You’re right! Anhalt-Bernberg, indeed! Sorry- Bern was a false lead. I was kinda close, but no cigar. Well done! Those “checkerboard”...
He does have quite a schnoz there, now that you mention it. Charles III of Spain had an even bigger honker on his face.
Here's all the Pertinax coins I've ever owned, crammed into a single post. Ready? Zilch. Zip. Nada. :( But hey, congrats!...
If you have to ask the cost on stuff like that, you can't afford it. ;)
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