I bought myself a present. Its nice. Guess the grade and the GR number! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It depends, honestly. Spectacular, widely doubled coins visible with the naked eye... yes. Anything you need a lens to see... no.
I'd love to attend it... but I avoid NYC like the plague.
That was my first instinct as well. You would have to really polish a coin with some skill to get that satin texture over the whole coin. For...
Thank you! I really hope you find it useful. If you have any questions, please ask! The terminology can get a bit confusing here. We usually...
Great guesses everybody. Overton was O-104, R3. Super easy if you spotted the die gouge in the headband obverse, and the gouge at the branch...
I agree it is a purdy coin... that's why I bought it. But... look again at the headband between RandT... And just above the branch on the...
http://maibockaddict.com/1808-capped-bust-half-dollar-summary-and-quick-id-page.shtml Look at the lettering on the cap obverse, and look at the...
You are very wrong ;) And you've missed the key identifiers
Attractive coin. Great Addition to your collection. Good purchase. These are three different things, in my opinion.... Good Purchase depends on...
Some of you may have noticed I haven't been quite as active over the past year as I was previously. Life and finances got in the way, and I wasn't...
Spot on, Randy. The absolute best way to learn what a cleaned, counterfeit, or otherwise problem coin looks like is to learn what a good coin...
No, I don't think I will.
In my years as a coin collector, I have encountered many, many different ways to chemically treat coins. However, I think it is a terrible idea...
When you buy Bust halves, it is a good idea to be very selective with the look you buy. All dates except 1815 are widely available, unless you...
Probably a 65. I'd have a hard time calling it 66 with the prominent reed mark in the obverse field right in front of his face.
I like the top one at 35 and the bottom at 40.
While PCGS only requires the bottom set of lines, I don't consider that to really be FBL. If that's what you like, go for it... we'll have to...
For the obverse, I don't really have a set standard - but I try and make Lady Liberty look in a natural position. The problem with aligning to the...
This was really interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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