I'm not seeing a star, but you do say it's a little camera-shy.
Lol. It's all fun now, anyway, isn't it? :) Technically, I said it was either AU58 or MS64 and I couldn't tell because of the toning and weak...
Yay!! I win!! :)
I don't see any such column in the two listings linked above. Edit: Sorry. It's in the overall listings, not the individual coin listing pages.
Overall, I like it. I'll go with everybody else and say it's at least in the 65 range (no surprise with modern proofs though). Since this is a...
I can't tell if what I'm seeing is weak strike or wear, so I'm gonna call it AU64. :P Seriously, either AU58 or MS64. The strike is clearly...
64, unless whatever was behind his head in the first pic is on the coin, in which case, I say 63.
Why do you say this? I've seen a seated dollar proof with my own eyes that was every bit this nice and slabbed by NGC. It had the same sort of...
I'm doing a 20th century type set of business strike coins in mint state, but only because that's what I like. Generally, people do seem to be...
63BN.
Yep, I agree. Definitely a reed mark based on the closeup. The die scratch was misleading in the other pic. I say send it in! I think it's at...
Those reverse marks do look funny. Could they be counting wheel damage? If so, it might not grade cleanly.
63 RB.
Depends what you want to do with it. Since you say you just want to enjoy it for yourself, I'd say just put it in an appropriate holder for your...
Well, there's always the ANA Money Museum. It's in Colorado Springs, CO. The Smithsonian also has a heck of a coin collection (and a bunch of...
Nice find. I sort of still wonder if it could benefit from an acetone bath. Those spots are kind of a turn off to me, even if they are grease...
Seriously, ANACS!? 63?
If you're going to use a q-tip, I'd advise not swabbing (i.e. rubbing), but rolling the q-tip over the surface, and try not to roll the same...
Numismatic Forgery pp 67-70 describes a method of creating dies using electroplating that could have been used to create the 1959-D mule.
Looks like a poorly cast fake, possibly with environmental damage.
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