AU55 for me as well.
I agree with @samclemens3991. I would grade it XF45 unless it has nice luster, but it needs to be put out in the sun to tone down more than it...
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Not quite a billion, but my wallet is hurting like it is. [ATTACH]
Well, I'm returning the 1876-CC (cleaned) and the 1870 above (PVC), but I did pick up this 1850-O PCGS VF30 CAC with a very strong reverse. I...
I finally took a cellphone photo of my newly stickered 1861-O. Looking at it in 5X, it needs to be reholdered because of scratches on the slab...
I already have a VG8 1870 SLH at CACG for grading, but I went ahead and purchased this PCGS XF40 1870 off eBay today. [ATTACH] Then I picked up...
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A great place to look for inexpensive toners are Canadian dollars and halves. Both coins were less than $40 off of eBay. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I also have lots of duplicates, the best of those that are not graded I store in a nice custom album created by Donahue Numismatics. [ATTACH]...
Newfoundland halves, Part 6. 1899 Narrow 9, still raw. VF25, IMO, Mintage - 150,000 [ATTACH] PCGS XF40 (agreed) -with a tiny but annoyingly...
Newfoundland halves Part 5. Not sure where my 1894 is. I have a photo of a 1894, but I'm not sure if the coin is mine. I am more in agreement...
Newfoundland halves (Part 4) Raw VF25 (Me), Mintage - 100,000 [ATTACH] PCGS VF30 (VF25), Mintage - 40,000 [ATTACH] Raw Fine (Me) [ATTACH] Raw...
Why start another thread? It did take a shop vac to suck up all the dust that had accumulated on this thread, though. Newfoundland halves Part 3...
Newfoundland halves (Part 2) PCGS VF30 (Me - same) [ATTACH] Type 1 (large 7) PCGS XF40 (Me - XF40) [ATTACH] Type 1 PCGS XF45 (VF35) [ATTACH]...
Thread resurrection! More Newfoundland halves (Part 1) This has been a fun set to collect off of eBay because of their very low mintages, the...
The wait can be excruciating. Then, the USPS or FedEx truck pulls up to your house, and your heart rate quickens. The unwrapping and finally...
Congrats on finishing your Morgan Whitman folder set!
Two excellent coin investments purchased on a whim over 15 years ago, along with a crusty, delightful, cherried dud in the middle. [ATTACH]
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