Looks like a cast fake to me.
Hard to say, does the coin have any luster left ? Can't tell by the pics. It appears to have some light wear, so if the luster is still there I'd...
I think it's MS myself. Too many hairlines for a 64 IMO but a stong 63.
OK now, quit it ! My cheeks hurt from grinnin after readin all this :D And Charmy, Sasha - if you two only knew :rolleyes: I had to teach...
You guys are mixing things up here. Guy - coinman is asking about a 1909-S Lincoln. They had not used screw presses for 75 years in 1909. And...
KInda like you searched for this thread ? Boy, you had to dig deep to find this one ! This thing was last posted to 7 years ago :eek:
Guys, milk spots are not something that sits on top of the that can be washed away. They actually penetrate down into the metal. That's why coin...
No. You do not find polish lines on the devices. But you can find flow lines on the devices. Basically you can find flow lines anyplace on the...
And I would say that 75-80% of professional graders would call it a 66. Remember tex, when a TPG grades a coin, it's not just 1 person doing it....
That applies to all the grades, not just the MS grades. It's just talked about more with the MS grades.
The '58 Mint Sets are famous for producing some of our most spectacularly toned coins. Can't tell you why they did, just that they did.
Interesting how people's taste runs when it comes to toning. I'd go with the first myself. Just appeals to me more.
Agree 100%, should have mentioned the toning issue as well. One additional thing to remember, unless the toning is quite thick or dark, the luster...
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To a large degree, the weight answers that for you. Would a person wanting to pass the coins as money make them to have more gold in them than a...
There is something that apparently some of you still don't understand - there is no case. There is no suit, there is no anything. It was thrown...
You tell 'em girl :thumb: Love that feisty attitude, I may be in deep like here :D
Before you rest your case, consider this. Say you have 2 coins. One is graded MS65, and among all the coins just like it there are 1,857 examples...
There are exceptions to every rule Mike.
Fair enough. had you mentioned the xylene I'd have never said a word. But don't fool yourself into thinking that they won't fake these. Your own...
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