You paid roughly melt for it, so I like that part. :) I'm not a fan in general of the splotchy peripheral toning, but my wild guess of a grade...
65 RB.
Cleaned, really? Do you think the color was the only factor in their determination or are there hairlines too? I notice nobody said the color...
65 BN.
Nice! I was actually wondering if the rim issues would keep it from grading. My guess, should it grade, was AU55, maybe + or *. I thought I saw...
Hard to say. It depends on whether what I see as hairlining near E and R on LIBERTY on the obverse and N on ONE on the reverse are there are not....
Great story. Also a nice coin for $10. I'm not good at grading Washingtons, but, off the top of my head, looks XF-ish?
Just get yourself a nice MS one -- the nicest looking, most lustrous one you can find.
No guesses on the grades, but your pictures really show up the die polish lines on those potential PLs.
Besides the Greysheet or Bluesheet, are there any price guides that are worth the paper they're printed on? I've found that auction results can...
I agree regarding the strike. A lot of times you even see weakness in the stars on the cape in addition to typical areas like the left thumb and...
Straight 65.
I just have to point out that practically everything on this wikihow page is wrong and will damage your coins. There is no method that, if not...
Only thing I can think of is maybe they dinged it for eye appeal. Even so, I'd still give it 45. Nice rotated reverse, too. :)
I'm shocked. I'll be really surprised if it doesn't get at least a green bean.
Wow! Love all of these, especially the Buffalo! :)
I'm in at 45.
Neat! I was there on Saturday. For me, the highlight was holding this coin: http://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/index.aspx?CertNumber=3378448-012...
Nice coins everybody! Keep 'em coming! @Kirkuleez : I'd love to see that proof nickel in person! I bet it's a stunner!
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