I am very surprised that is in a problem free holder. That toning looks highly unnatural to me.
As has been mentioned, the proof in the OP would not be designated as FS. However, the strike is good: look for a strike like that on a business...
To me, the 4th step on the left (between the columns) looks incomplete, or like there is some bridging there. It may be the picture, but I...
Always cool to find Wheaties, especially steelies. As for the Morgan: can't tell if it is AU or UNC from those pictures, but it is definitely...
I wouldn't.
Not even close to true - once a coin is cracked and conserved the grade is absolutely not guaranteed. Even if the Tpg does it - read their user...
I like it at 66, no Fb (from your photos - full bands are hard to catch in pictures)
I like this one at F+
Not to me, it doesn't. To a VAMpire, it probably does.
Well, I agree that the Lincoln itself is not the most exciting coin, and the series is quite long and seemingly homogeneous. I would not want to...
Both of the coins in the OP look to have been processed and artificially toned. I would suspect MS70, as has been mentioned elsewhere in this...
Yes, that is exactly what they are doing. Pink gold and rose gold are the same thing - and you get it by adding more copper to the mix. These...
There is no such thing as a free lunch - in numismatics, or in the real world. If you want something, you have to work for it, steal it, or...
Why is the wax so important, compared to any other surface marks, toning patterns, or other identifying features? I'd rather not have foreign...
I don't collect Morgans or Peace, so I don't care about VAMs ;) If that's your thing, have fun - but anything you need a microscope to see just...
I always appreciate seeing a collector complete a set. It is nice to see them complete their effort.
Sorry, I thought you were buying for type (my assumption). I didn't realize you were looking specifically for the date. The principle still...
Compare to the list here:...
Haha, nothing to be sorry for! I dropped out when it exceeded the estimates, it went for faaaar more than that. All is fair in love and coins ;)
There is absolutely no way that would be AU-58, and even 55 is too high (if it were to get a straight grade - which it won't). Look at the...
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