Tom you apparently still have a few things to learn. First and foremost - probably 99% of the people misuse the term "clean" when talking about...
Why ? I never did. It's quite easy to hold a coin by edges and drop it into an Air-Tite, with or without rings and never touch the surface.
Intercept Shield albums are the best there is - bar none.
Oddly enough it is a countermark placed on the coin by Mexico. It is called simply the cross and dots countermark and was used right around the...
It was common in Scandinavia, they used to call their silver & gold coins speciedaler or specieducat. Some of them are quite pricey. Specie refers...
Based on your pics I doubt you'll get any answers. Looks like an ordibary coin to me.
PCGS - it's not a sticker, it's a label inside the slab.
I disagree, for 1 reason - the steps are too well struck. If the die was that worn out the steps wouldn't be there. Monticello is always, always...
Yeah they are magic alright - black magic :eek: The coins look great for a while, but evetually the spell changes, the coins all suddenly tone...
You are mixed up again spock :rolleyes: There is no story about a doubloon. And yes you have already heard the entire story. So has anybody else...
If that coin comes back slabbed - ever - I will have lost all faith in NGC. It is extremely obvious that the coin has been harshly cleaned....
You tell 'em Jack ;) I gave up.
Then tell them the truth, because you cannot do what you claim above, unless the coin is gold. ONLY with gold is that possible.
I agree, post a pic of your coin showing the entire slab, as big as you can. I find it very suspicious for the on-line info not to match.
:eek: Oh now I really hate you ! That does it, I'm calling your wife :D
You're not missing anything, trusting Krause to be accurate is your mistake. If you want to know fairly accurate value estimates for world...
Doesn't matter, it is still post mint damage. Anything that happens to a coin from the moment it leaves the coin press is post mint.
The reality is that it's wear. I can tell that much from your pics. What a TPG would grade it - I cannot.
I'd say high XF, low AU depending on remaining luster. It appears to have some light textile toning, don't think that's any fingerprint. Another...
Well, this was before digital cameras even existed guys. And the gentleman in question now roams that great bourse in the sky. Among certain...
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