Kirk has always been a guy you can depend on and so him being absent is unusual to say the least if not worrisome for me as his friend. I just...
MS-66
The images make it difficult to grade. You can't see luster in these photos, which is essential to grading above XF. Also, the image of the...
I see die fatigue on the raw one that isn't present on either of the two graded examples. So, nicer... I don't know...
I think that this raw coin is every bit as nice as either of the two that are graded. The image doesn't show well enough to determine FS, but if...
The coin appears, to me at least, to be missing the copper coating, but I would speculate that it was removed post-mint because if it had done...
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That's a messed up "WE" on that coin!
depends on the subject ;)
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My point was that they will likely offer MS-69 coins as well as raw coins and my jab was at how the coins that didn't get graded at 69 or 70 will...
But that's the 70s... how many 69s and raw coins (less than 69) do you think they have?
The fact is that people don't like this series of gold coins. The original idea was that the Mint would make versions of these 3 designs in gold...
How many of these things did HSN buy???
Here's one of mine
1936 Philadelphia Mercury Dime
1930 Standing Liberty Quarter
While anything is possible, I don't think there's any evidence of that on this coin. If you want to see what a coin struck over a coin looks like,...
Forget the goo gone... peanut butter works just as well!
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