I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to the person I quoted - unsewn.
Matt I agree completely that there are planchet flaws on the coin. But where I am talking about as pointed out below - are not planchet flaws....
Hopefully you know this, but those pictures you posted are of a fake coin.
I supoose you are refering to the value of the coin. But we can't estimate value without seeing it - post pics if you can. You should also be...
Now for the letters of the legends, the O's in particular. They were not fully engraved. Neither was the E. The F was first incorrectly...
Now for all the raised lines across virtually the entire reverse. I am only showing the central portion because that is where they are most...
Now for the reverse. Look at these first two pics and examine the denticles. They are all different shapes and size. And I don't mean just because...
OK, now for some tool marks on the obverse. First pic, look at the back of the hairline. See all the the little ragged pints sticking out. None...
OK, this is gonna take a while and probably several posts. But let me make my case. Please don;t anybody reply until I am finished - I will say...
Best way to get the answer you seek is to search the Heritage archives. You'll find several examples of damaged, harshly cleaned, whizzed coins there.
No they are not. The round holders used by the mint are just fine for long term storage. Personally, I always liked Air-Tite holders for...
Look at the left area I circled. See how the surface is kind of hazy looking, almost like dried milk. And how it kind of swirls around in there -...
Send it in Matt, but I'd bet a lot I already know the outcome. And those aren't planchet flaws, that's damage.
What you are thinking of as die cracks are tool marks Jerome. There are more of them along the neck and at the bottom of the bust. That coin is...
Sets sell for less pretty much every time. The way to realize the best prices is to sell the coins one at a time. So colelcting sets only matters...
Yes and no. The milk spots are definitely caused by whatever it is that happens at the mint. But they do not always show up right away. You can...
You'll probably find it in the World & Ancients section. But you can ask any questions you have right here. What do you want to know ?
Matt - I gotta tell ya, I have some concerns about that coin not being genuine. Tool marks all over the place, letters not fully engraved. And it...
OK - so describe to me what you see now.
Hmmmm -better tell NGC and PCGS that then because there sure are a lot of coins that used to be in ICG holders that are now 1 grade higher in the...
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