I believe that the coin has been artificially retoned and was probably cleaned which prompted that action. Here is a raw piece that is in my...
The 1937 George VI coronation four piece gold set contains a half sovereign, sovereign, two sovereign and five sovereign coins. These were the...
I agree with you about the green label holders although you can't blindly use that as an indicator for a properly graded coin. There are some...
They are really pathetic holders. They only thing they have going for them is that there was a period when the grading ultra conservative, which...
With the possible exception of Proof coin planchets, many flans have small marks on them before the coin was struck. In the vast majority of...
MS-64 It looks similar to the one I have with white surfaces. The toning hides the small marks, which is why one must be careful in grading toned...
These coins are not as expensive as you might think, especially in a “details” holder. I voted $100 to $200 thousand and think that it will be on...
You could call the time from 1782 to 1789 “the Confederation Period,” but that would confuse too many people. But, no, calling it “colonial” is...
Back in the 1780s, after we won our independence, it seemed like you could circulate most any copper so long as it was round, brown and had a head...
Half cents from this era usually come in fairly high grades. It’s rare to see one in less than Choice VF unless it’s damaged. By this time the...
There is also such a thing as market manipulation and stupidity. Some dummies jump the gun and buy the first high grade piece that appears at a...
There is dark color and there is black. I don't mind the dark color. It's black that really turns me off. The is the terminal shade of tarish, or...
High end MS-63, P-L There are a lot of hits on the front of the cheek and nose ... Too many to make MS-64. But since it's a CC, it might have...
MS-64 under the toning. I don't care for it because of the spotty toning.
It's a drive for me, so I can still decide at the last moment. I have reservations, and the rates have been going down. Since I don't spend much,...
MS-63+ with a shot at MS-64.
It probably had VF-EF detail when it was lost the ground. I think that the corrosion has removed some of the fine detail. The net EAC grade would...
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