I too just love so many of the Mexican coins, and give them credit on the moderns, even though the Libertad gold and silver series is getting a...
Appreciate your conservative grading, and again as I love Victorian silver that is a nice coin.
I will go ahead and pronounce judgement: this coin was misslabbed as a proof and is a currency strike, albeit decent preparation went into the...
Indeed, you got a very nice looking coin. I have found some pleasant pieces from them in the past as well. Congratulations!
Very, very nice. These are difficult to grade but think you may be a bit conservative with the AEF business as it looks def. a full EF at least in...
Yes, you are spot on with regards to that. I just don't like them. However, they had another inexpensive coin that I got and perhaps shall post. I...
Which, the grade? Me either...
I quite agree with that point. However the details in George's hair and some of the reverse detail such as on the lions' extremities and the...
OK, this coin was sold at London Coins auction about a week ago and is interesting (at least to me) as it appears to me a certain way from the...
I always find it interesting to refer to the Brits. Specimens were for all intents and purposes proofs through the 19th century [at least]. But...
Actually baseball, that IS how it works. Entertained would be rational discourse rather than unsubstantiated and baseless contrarian flat...
I have not ever heard of a designated specimen strike being superior to a proof, and would take exception to that. In the OP, the depicted coin we...
Yikes, I think I may let others handle this. It is difficult to define and the definition not only vary between people but also over time. In...
Yes, exactly and a pattern at that and not an error. The only other one I am aware of was the Norweb example and this was got from Spink a bit...
My belief but I can not prove is the FM coins were sent to Central Banks and then these coins were paid out randomly, possibly in the mix with RAM...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have posted this elsewhere but I really like the 1984 Franklin Mint issues of Liberia - the mintmark is VERY hard to find!
I absolutely love this coin and have this in regular aluminum, essai in aluminum and essai in silver. I don't recall if they were issued in...
1982 West African States 5000 CFA Francs, struck in gold. Mintage: 12 This coin is graded Specimen 68 at PCGS (those are die polishing lines)...
Eduard, that is nice 1910 there. Yes, it is the most common but the design the same regardless. I think that the grading on these is not...
Wow! And this is why I love this series. That coin is fabulous Kazuma. I got on the Boards at PCGS a 1912 that looked good, and then graded very...
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