I see it as a AU55, but I don’t see any flaws or defects that would lead to a details tag. Really nice buffalo! edit to add: NGC/$1,950...
@TheHeir Now it is Wednesday. Please post the requested pictures.
The missing letter is the last U of PLURIBUS on the right side of the torch. It appears to be a STG, or struck through grease, a very common...
While I like the pattern connection with the Smithsonian and all, I am dubious. It is very odd that the Indian Princess obverse, used for $3.00...
I don’t know if this will help or not, but I googled: “Indian princess copper 1 dollar”. The AI info mentioned pattern copper dollars in the...
Well, that’s workin’ it hard 4 different ways! Keep up the good work!…Spark
Yeah, that one really needs some serious TLC, but even then it may not improve its’ attractiveness.
@Collecting Nut No, my younger son, Douglas, is the executive Chef of a seafood restaurant in Langley, WA on Whidbey named “Saltwater”. He saw a...
Morgans and Peace dollars are some of my favorite coins. I inherited about 45 Morgans and 30 or so Peace from my Mom and my brother, my Mom got...
…and I know you’re having an absolute blast diggin’ for treasure…;-)
Agree with NT end of roll coin. But I have also seen this result on coins in the Blue Whitman tri-folders from my own collection. When I saw...
Your precautions were rewarded. Looks like you did what most of us would have, but I have never used E-Zest so I might have used it longer than I...
Please explain what you mean by this.
There’s doubling on both sides: the date and star notching on the obverse. …reverse: the D/GOD and the bottom of the banner below that D. Also...
Keep things in perspective. Yes, they are a mint error and are a slab-able collectible but when you come right down to it, it is just an example...
I see your point, but proofs accomplish two very real purposes. First, as the supposed “best” of what numismatic arts can produce are beautiful...
I have collected proof and high MS coins but my ardent focus is on finding coins that have survived circulation and are MS (newly added to the...
Yes, die polishing. I was schooled on this subject recently, too…trails. Nice looking coin notwithstanding.
Completely correct, although us old school guys would know what you meant if you had said “clipped”. And it has one of the best examples of the...
UPDATE…(but the mystery remains). Contacted NumisMaster and was told they do not determine the prices/values listed, that they saw one auction...
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