For many regions of the world, the "hoes" or "axes" or "knives" that were traded were originally intended to be hoes and axes and knives. They...
I'm actually reading a very interesting book on that subject right now:...
I suppose it would be more accurate to say "a Star coin with what I consider to be poor eye appeal." Eye Appeal is extremely subjective. What...
Will this be recorded and made available at some later time, if we can't make it to the original airing?
I've seen worse in 65 holders, but that really belongs at 64. The scratches in the obverse field really limit this one. And, PCGS will...
Looks like a pretty bad fake to me. Compare it to a genuine example:...
Try this website: https://www.collectorscorner.com/coins/ It pulls from the inventories of many reputable dealers, so you can see what many of...
But you already wrote an article on it ;) https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/877/
This one is hard, Larry. I'm thinking no bean on this one for two reasons: first, as some have mentioned, the scratches on the cheek. These...
I believe you're conflating wear with strike. Remember, the Peace dollar has very low relief, especially the lettering. If you saw this appearance...
I love the Liberty DEs when they come with nice, deep, prooflike fields. Such a big heavy coin, the PL effect is really stunning on these....
Photograde is a very useful tool - but it has its limitations. The peace dollar example you mention is one of them - there is such a wide range...
For everyone saying Fine.... take a look at Photograde: https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Peace/Grades A coin in Fine has rims nearly worn down,...
I'm at almost 600 copies sold, so a bit better than a Zincoln. In talking with numismatic authors, that number is actually fairly impressive...
I agree with "average circulated". I'd probably call it EF+
The marks on her neck are roller marks, part of the minting process. They should not affect the grade up to about 66. I think this coin looks...
I know the "box of 20" concept is popular, but I would have an absolutely terrible time collecting that way. Many boxes of 20 are just random,...
The pictures are too dark to give a really good guess. That being said, I don't see any obvious signs of wear. There are several pretty...
EF details, cleaned, based on those dark, bland, underlit images. Can you take better pictures of it?
Your pictures are surprisingly good for a cell phone camera, so that's good. As another poster already mentioned, it is absolutely key to make...
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