TRIVIA: 1st American Coins I found this post on "TRIVIA: 1st American Coins" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "Coin Talk Thread...
I would leave it as it is. Removal will forever be detectable and leave damage.
Absolutely excellent Clinker ! :thumb: First of all I will help you out a bit with pics of those Santo Domingo copper coins - Click Here But...
Yes it is difficult, but it is by no means impossible. Given your comment about toning though, consider this, when toning happens to a coin it...
David - do you see the comma in that sentence you quoted ? What that sentence means is that there are two definitions for uncirculated. It can be...
Howdy FJCP - Welcome to the Forum !! Those coins are worth their melt value and that's about it.
I have said it many times, but people tend to read it and then forget it because they have preconceived notions. The ANA grading standards, and...
Hmmmm - thought you said - That's what Heritage is. A seller that offers fair value. As for that buyer's fees they charge, you buyers fees...
No reason to be confused. It's quite easy to understand really. If you would compare say the PCGS grading standards and the ANA grading standards...
That is a 1757/6 Netherlands ducaton struck at the Utrecht mint. Here is the reverse.
Slight correction - the ANA system is based on market grading, NOT technical grading. And I never, ever, give a techinical grade for a coin.
Disincarnate - First of all I must apologize for a bit of misinformation on my part. The 1729 Holland ducat, along with almost the entire...
Though not really my favorite, I was always rather fond of this one ;)
You can find out more about this coin at the following links - Link 1 Link 2
That would be my guess.
The easiest places to see wear on this coin is on the reverse. I have underlined the letters in the legends and circled some of the areas where I...
Possible but not likely, cabinet friction would normally occur only the highest points of the coin and the earlobe isn't one of them. It could...
As was explained, the value depends on the condition of the coin. Without a picture we cannot estimate what that value is.
Even using the technical grading standard, allowances are made for coins where the entire mintage is known to be weakly struck. It has nothing to...
Howdy dipps - Welcome to the Forum !! Post a pic of your coin if you can.
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