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Spain again. 5 Pesetas,1875 [ATTACH]
Ballpark grade, maybe VG10 with an area of heavy rim wear. Looks like a nice example, I like the look of the arrows and rays design. Price was...
Here is a quick shot of the Krause page, 2011 edition. I can't tell you about the inscriptions, I think John Davenport's books would have them....
German State, Saxony, 5 Mark [ATTACH]
AU 55 details, provenance to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Funny, I was thinking of posting a trade dollar, yours is nicer than mine...is that a Calcutta mintmark? I'll go with this. 1845. [ATTACH]
1. AU50 questionable toning 2. MS63+
I'm not sure who I would call a mentor, but there are some very smart people here. I pick up bits and pieces almost daily, it seems. Even people...
Britain, 1746 Half Crown[ATTACH]
I had the same deal, neither the Krause nor NGC's world coin site show a real good picture or specify the designer for the 886 design.
Just wondering if the OP got this one figured out. I might be dead wrong but to me the lousy picture of the 886.1 on NGC's site looks like it has...
Strikes me as British, William IIII Edit: Well that makes two of us. His profile appears on a number of denominations, a reverse pic might help...
Very good! Not so long ago I sent a Franklin to ANACS that I thought was a gem, but it came back 64.
The gray NGC boxes will handle either. Interestingly some of their older slabs are a tight fit though.
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For many coins valued at less than, say, $150, it is difficult to recapture PCGS/NGC grading fees. Anacs is a cheaper option, I have used them...
Yow :shame:. After another look I was too high, but I'd say you sure got a nice toner for the money.
What kinda Morgan will $185 buy?
Probably the gent who guessed "silver dollar" will get the credit.
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