Really nice coins, Eduard. I love that sort of violet-gray tone on old original silver. And an 1804! Tough coin. I have just one, an 1806, I...
personally I don't think the TPG's pay a whole lot of attention to strike until MS grades. On a circ coin, I think they just look at the amount...
64 PL?
Great looking IHC! I think the key was eating the hot dog while making the purchase decision; essential brain food at any coin show. And...
Looks pretty questionable to me too; that violet mixed in with the gold /blue is not logical, and if it were album toned, why the strange shape to...
I really enjoy looking at your gold!
I was going to guess 25 details; but the high mag images really over emphasize the specks of corrosion (or gunk). Nice coin.
I was thinking F12 (before seeing the slab photo).
I wasn't so sure about this "tight grading" thing, but I had an email from sheridan downey about his current email auction. go to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Finally found the images. Lower grade example. I think Eduard's sets the standard here.
Arnold, that is a very obvious fake. You may want to look at Heritage Auctions archives, or PCGS Coinfacts, to see what authentic Fugios look...
Looksmore XF to me, too. I see a couple of obv scratches and a few hairlines near the bottom too, don't know if that would prevent a straight...
Can't seem to find pics of mine. It was a raw buy with a couple of problems, small scratches, I think. People seemed to have a hard time...
I think the cent is Q.T.
I think the Morgan is questionable. Most of the ERT's I have seen imaged have fairly broad areas of a single color , perhaps shading into...
Nice gold; I've always been partial to the Classic Head design
Proofs can pick up some truly strange toning patterns, so I'm going with M.A.
I also recommend visiting Doug Winter's website (raregoldcoins.com); he is a top notch dealer and has written many articles (and books) on...
Since the o.p. stated "find the fake (singular)" I immediately settled on #5.
Exactly. These days, if one sees a higher grade piece of early bust coinage that is raw, you have to ask yourself, "Why?"
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