MS-62. There are lots of marks on the cheek and a big fingerprint. Getting a PL or DPL is tricky. I have yet to see those standards handed out...
It was not an official New York State coinage, but the Nova Eborac copper was a proposed coinage. [ATTACH] Machin's Mills was a private minter...
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Investors might have bought them. Given the delays in delivery of the current year’s Proof sets, one could make an instant profit by buying the...
NGC based that AU-58 grade on the design features and ignored the rub that is all over surfaces in the fields. The coin is over graded, and if...
The coin has AU details, but the surfaces look like sandpaper. I'd really have to see this one in person to comment more. Maybe it had some...
Those terms sound more than fair. Unless you really know the series, I would watch my step with ungraded coins. Yes, there are some good coins...
Sorry, but you will never find a coin like that in an EF holder these days. I thought at one time that I could find a Charlotte or Dahlonega coin...
The print did change on the 1955 to 1964 Proof set envelopes over time. Also the way the sets were stored can effect the tan color of the...
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Here are couple more examples of this unusual token. This is the best one I have owned. These pieces are listed among the Hard Times Tokens. The...
Here's the King John coin to get, the Irish penny because it has his name on it. [ATTACH] Dealers told me that it's "common," but I had hard time...
I would not try it again. The Grey Sheet bid in MS-64 is $240 which makes it a marginal coin given the cost of grading and shipping. If you want a...
The True View photos made it look like a high grade coin. Your "reveal photo" seems to show the problems. The coin looks dull in that photo with...
The 1881-S dollars were well made and many of them are in Mint State condition. I don't know what the grading services are doing now, but years...
This coin is graded MS-64. Do you really think that this coin is only one grading point better than the coin in the opening post? [ATTACH] I...
Since it is a Proof, you should put it in some kind of protective holder if he is very young.
This is actually one of the scarcer varieties. The Open Wreath 1849 Gold Dollars are more common and easier to find in higher grades.
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