I don’t see hairlines, and does not look like dipped out “white gold” to me, so I would not be concerned about it.
I am currently buying one piece, that I find attractive, for each emperor. That usually means an “old world” VF or better. Under that criteria, I...
You can find this date with Eagle’s breast feathers poorly struck, and less often, well struck. I think that the well struck pieces should worth...
This one was not like that. It was more run together and the markings were not letters. They made no sense. It was also a large bust design, not...
It looked like the one on the top, but the “lettering” was much smaller and not readable.
Sorry, bu I don’t have pictures. Last Saturday my local dealer asked me to look at a Higley Copper a women had brought to his shop. I determined...
All I see is luster and a few marks. They are all probably Mint State or close to it. The trouble is no collectors are interested. The...
I had a complete set of these coins at one time in grades ranging from AU to one in Gem Unc. The 1947 varieties and the especially the 1948 Dollar...
The voyager dollars are quite attractive, but don’t expect to get one as nice as the one the seller is showing in their ad. Like Morgan and Peace...
Believe it or not, there is stuff called museum glue that is used to hold coins together. I have most often seen it used for English pennies of...
Grading has gotten worse in the last 25 years. There is a reason why people gravitate toward PCGS Old Green Labels and NGC fatty holders. The...
Given the fact that I am a generalist, a well versed dealer advised me that I didn't really need RIC. I have the five Sear books, and I go to...
That could be too. The photos a out of focus when you put the strong glass on it. It's also got a couple of those little grey pitted areas on the...
I don't think so. The fields are rather cloudy, and the surfaces are really chopped up, especially on the obverse. It's one of those coins with...
Yes, it's similar to all the guys who wanted to call themselves "Max" when Diocletian decided to retire. The way most of then ended up, they...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have others, like the Type I and Type II Gold Dollars, but they are in individual slabs, not albums and stored in...
No I've been at this for a while. Aside from some obscure usurpers, I have at least one coin up to Constantine the Great. I need to up date my...
I bought several Roman coins at the recent FUN show. One of them was this silver siliqua which bears the portrait of the emperor Valens. For me,...
The calculated mintage for this 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle is 963. The reason I say that is because the number in the Red Book comes from the...
I just won this one for taking second place in the "Miscellaneous Items” category at the recent FUN show exhibits. It's in an MS-64 holder....
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