Are you asking about an original Proof set or one in a Capital or similar holder ?
I think we need to change the water. Get off the sociology discussion and back to coins.
I think the obv kills that coin - it looks VF25/30 while the rev looks VF35.
Now that's a first for me :kewl:
To the best of my knowledge the only coins of Henry I that were struck at Rochester were type 1. There were only 5 mints that did not strike type...
Howdy thelarster - Welcome to the Forum !! acanthite has given you the information as to what it is supposed to be. But I am inclined to...
Can't say that I disagree with your comments, it would be a capped die error. Never seen one for one of these.
Yeah ya got me - suffering from a brain cramp I guess :o
That is the most rediculous comparison I have ever heard :rolleyes: First of all, I have never been a coin doctor and never will be one....
In most cases yes, you could tell. But there are those cases where you and nobody else could tell.
The grades of Fine stop at 12 - VF starts at F15.
It's true for world coinage too, you just have to be more patient.
Perhaps one of the reasons that collectors have long considered coins as a good investment is because of what they see and read about on an almost...
I have used Heritage as a buyer, as a seller and as a researcher - it is the absolute best in all regards !
There are 5 different grades for VF from 15 to 35. That's quite a spread to explain the differences between the two coins.
That you will never get. I refuse to ever help anyone learn how to alter coins in any way.
There have been several hundred threads posted about toning already. All you have to do is look for them.
You can AT a coin and make it look natural by being very, very good at being a coin doctor. They tone naturally by being exposed to the air or...
The pictures look like scans and scans often do not pick up luster at all. Wait until you have the coin hand. I imagine it will look quite...
Pass on both, the first coin is damaged and neither of them is unc. They are worth at best $20 each.
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