I would rather see most items in private collections than in museums. Museums often end up storing more stuff, that no one ever gets to see, than...
Before you go off the deep end talking about cleaned and other problems, you should realize that late die states can result in coins that look...
For better or worse, here are the two pieces in my type set. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This piece, which is a different date, is in an NGC MS-64, Brown holder. This date and die variety (Cohen 1) comes well struck on the obverse....
Slab grade MS-63, Brown. EAC grade MS-61. EAC is tough on these coins. I have one that might be little nicer that I bought out of an EAC...
You were not wrong. Sometimes there is the slab grade and the right grade. Too many collectors get this idea that the slab grade is always right...
Yes, slider, if the parts on the obverse that look grey in photo are grey in person. The TPG's do this all the time with coins that have a light...
It's not a full head. It's a "full face," but it's not a full head. I used to buy Standing Liberty coins like this all the time when I was a...
Proof-65 holder. I see small hairlines on Franklin's shoulder, cheek and forehead. There also might be scuffs on the bell which might be on the...
The "texture" might be die stress as @eddiespin posted, but it could also the result of someone dipping the coin in mild acid to make it look...
You can buy the coins that look like that; I am not going to do it. Some gold pieces develop a haze after a while that covers the whole coin. It...
The fields are bright from intentional rubbing while the protected areas around the letters and devices are duller and frosted. So far as what...
I would say AU-58, but I always under grade these coins. I see a rub and breaks in the mint frost on the high points of the obverse.
I have to confess that I picked it out. My father went to this sale every week as part of his recreation. The dealer said that it was last week in...
It looks genuine to me, but you would have to find a collector who is into counterstamps to get any real money for it.
#1. The 1893 $10 gold has been cleaned. It has AU sharpness, but the fields have been rubbed. #2. The 1925-D (They were all made at Denver in...
My father bought this one for me to $10. I was last coin he gave me. It was from a flea market type dealer who was set up in conjunction with a...
I’ve had fingerprints show up on Proof set coins in the mint package. If anything, they are supposed to be fussier about them, but apparently they...
People have accused me of lacking focus, but after a while, I end up with sets of something. ;)
I had something similar when I was young, although, of course, there were no slabs. I became much more drawn to the 19th century coins, and I let...
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