What he is trying to tell you is that collecting coins because you hope to make a profit is a bad idea. That's because he knows you will not make...
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It appears to be an over-date.
Now here is something that most collectors ever seem to realize. Coin catalogs of the bigger and better known collections can be even more...
While most collectors believe this, sadly, that is very rarely the case even after 25 or 30 years. In actual practice, collectors rarely realize...
I agree the coin posted is not AU, but I see no signs of harsh cleaning. Dipped perhaps.
Look at a close up of the edge - where the layer broke away is plainly visible. One way to prove my theory would be the weight of the coin.
What I am suggesting is that almost the entire face of the coin, on both sides has peeled away. (see pic) That would explain why the legends,...
To tell ya the truth they look like copies to me.
Pick up a magnifying glass, 3x or 4x, and look at the picture we have. But look at the edges instead of the center.
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To answer your question, no I do not.
I would say G on the '83 quarter and F on the other two.
Yes, I do believe it is a lamination error, and a rather uncommon one. I think a layer has peeled off almost the entire obverse and reverse faces...
While the coin is poorly struck I do think there is light wear on the collar, eyebrow, cheek and in the hair. I also think there is wear on the...
Graded the same, the octagonal is always the cheaper of the two ;)
Oh I got your point and understood what you meant. I campaigned long and hard to have her returned ;) And I well understand how politics is...
No worries pal, you didn't ;)
I believe the reason yo uare under that impression is because some folks believe that a Canadian grading company, ICCS, uses stricter grading...
Yes it is possible. But since the pic does capture some remaining luster, that leads me to believe that there actually is only a little luster...
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