$900 sounds like it's in the right ballpark, at least.
Depends what you plan to do with it after it's dipped and slabbed. If you're keeping it, I'd say do whatever makes you feel better, keep and...
I like it, too. It looks nice and original, and for a good price, too! :)
Silver is in the neighborhood of $16.30, but you have to factor in that a silver dollar (being 90% silver) only contains 0.7735 oz of silver,...
They look like carbon spots to me. What are you seeing?
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I think I agree with you. The strike is so hammered and the surfaces so clean, that, on top of the square-looking rims, I think it is a proof.
I agree with the general consensus of the thread so far. I'm not seeing a 65 (maybe a 63), and the photo looks juiced.
50x melt? That's what, $600? I'm no expert, but Numismedia fmv lists 1884-CC MS66 CAC at $1100. Also, it's a really nice looking coin. :)
Neat find. It's just where too much grease got up inside the "L" in the die causing it not to be fully struck. I've been looking for one of...
Probably not. If you used enough to smear the ink on one side, you'd likely never be able to prevent the solvent from soaking through the paper.
I'm assuming you're referring to the top quarter? It looks more burnished than sintered to me. Also, your other two look oddly reflective. P.S....
So, dipping silver is considered acceptable? What about over-dipping, where the details remain but the luster is killed? Would that be enough to...
@doug5353 is completely correct here. There's a big difference between rust of the type that forms on iron or steel and toning we see on silver...
US coins (other than 1943 steel cents) don't actually "rust," FYI. Any time you see pitting like this on a coin, it's environmental damage, as...
Wow, I didn't know Lighthouse had cabinets like that! I need to check those out! :) Edit: I'm a little wary of "mahogany finish," though. That...
I'm actually a bit more interested in foreign collectors' attitudes toward cleaning. In the US, an ethical seller will note any detectable...
I was wondering what the primary differences between world and US grading standards are. For example, I know FDC stands for "fleur de coin," and...
Well, "worth" is determined by what the market will bear. Since these premiums are actually paid by people, that pretty much, by definition,...
I may be wrong here, but the story I've heard wasn't that the Mint suddenly decided in the 1970s that all proof coins would be cameo; rather that...
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