Yes a grade is a professional opinion... No, the professional is not "always" right, it is an opinion. I generaly prefer raw coins but the reason...
I use NGC and ANACS... and I pay no subscription to either... If you have an ANA membership(much cheaper then an NGC membership) you can submit to...
appears to be an OGH/rattler so I will say... MS62 PL.. In a modern slab I would probaby say MS64 but the PL might be in question..
I don't think I have ever "willingly" sold a coin. When forced to do so I either went to a local shop or the next coin show but always in person...
I know I should... but I'm adding it to my collection of good fakes.. (right between my fake 1883 Hawaiian dollar and the last addition 1909s G$5)...
My brother bought this one and sent me a pic.. I told him is fake, the berries are wrong.. he said it's silver (it is).. I said it's still fake.....
I got a whole roll of d Alabamas... I just waiting on a reason to crack em open (cofirmed "error" of value) if no errors reported they can sit...
These actualy show it a bit better.... final stage... PS. the off-roundness was from the background remover not the coins lol [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
here we go.. wasn't much to do after the soak... pics don't show it well but is a much cleaner brown then it was.. most of the particulate matter...
Ok 1st stage is done so will begin with the "before" pics followed by the pic after it was boiled in distilled water in a muslin teabag... it is...
Older guy sold a bunch of rolls ahead of me at the bank today... teller let me buy them.. nothing exciting really a 1909 and a 1919 a few 20s and...
Sweet @Santinidollar I really like that :D
Yeah you're gonna have to put me down to order a set when the time comes.. a silver and a copper.. Sweet design sir!
Happy Happy guys! Have a good one!
1909_s... sorry about typo in title.. can't seem to fix that lol pictures and comments in original post lol...
She has arrived!!! I have to say, It is a most beautiful coin.. checks out 100% vs pcgs pictures... The only place the coin fails, and I knew it...
I use the one a step up from FurryFrogs a bit older but same company.. I needed it originaly for Ct weights/jewelry but it does grams just as well...
You're off to a great start.. love the 1793 replica... I keep looking at them and not buying lol
very nice :D I have an album .02, .03s (both types) and .20 coins... but so far no silvers or .20 cent pieces but soon soon :D
This one came from my Pepe' one of my earliest coins :D it sat in a yellow envelope for years and years only moved it to flip about a year ago as...
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