It looks deliberate. Other than that, all you can do is let your imagination run wild. There are as many ways to mutilate a coin as there are...
I work in quality assurance, so the question, "How did this make it out of production?" is the story of my life... If only the mistakes my...
I don't own any Carr pieces and haven't previously held any strong opinions about them, other than that people should collect what they like. But...
The grade looks to be VF details. The coin appears to have been cleaned but otherwise is rather nice.
Definitely AU but surfaces do not look market acceptable at all.
Not sure why this thread was started or why it has kept going so long, but I do like the OP's set. Nice coins honoring a person who I admire very...
Wouldn't the TPG's take something like that into account as it relates to eye appeal?
Just look at completed eBay sales and compare prices realized for coins similar to yours both slabbed and raw. If raw price + slabbing cost ≤...
I don't collect lowballs but if I did, yours would be on the top of my list. Just think what stories that coin could tell☺
To top it all off I hit the "bid" button on a Heritage auction last week for this Thaler from Saxony. I just couldn't resist![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
After receiving these two coins I started looking for something a bit more unconventional and found a whole series of GDR commemoratives up for...
Although my collection consists mostly of US coins, I am very ADHD in my collecting habits so sometimes I go off on tangents. Germany is one of...
I would call it AU55.
I've typically gravitated toward earlier type coins and even a few colonials, as absolute survivability is low and I don't see demand ever going...
I've only bought from eBay and Heritage. At my price range (250 and below) it has been a toss up who has better deals, but I would probably lean...
I think we should be nice to newbies regardless of how ridiculous their questions sound. However, I don't understand how people can be so...
Stained would be a major detraction in eye appeal which would hit the value hard, perhaps even more than cleaning. At least a cleaned coin can...
Here are seller's photos of an eBay pickup that just came in the mail today. It sold on Heritage a few weeks ago very cheaply for the grade so...
I have a 64 Kennedy that I'm keeping as a pocket piece. It started as a high AU/low MS, and after several months of contact with other coins and...
Personally I don't buy problem coins even though I don't have a big budget. However, if I was going to buy one I would prefer improper cleaning...
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