Hmm. That double rim on the reverse does look unusual. But… nahhh… it still looks OK to me, overall? (shrugs)
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There’s an angle I never considered. Woulda fooled me, is all I’d say if that turned out to be the case. Then again… I did mention I’d never...
Just look up, above your post. ;)
Except I can’t remember if I did or not. I might’ve absorbed it from somebody else.
Great pickup at the price! Lotsa bang for the buck, there.
This coin was the subject of a GTG (“guess the grade”) thread. The majority guessed MS64, despite the challenges presented by my substandard...
20 votes in the poll now, so it’s time for the reveal. Here is the unredacted GIF image. It was not shot under ideal lighting conditions, but...
So the story of this coin in the OP goes like this, at least as I remember it: @Randy Abercrombie and I were walking along on the bourse floor at...
Ooh, that’s a sweetie. Luster and a touch of color, too!
Sometimes a niche thing will fetch a premium, but admittedly, this is not one of those situations.
Thanks for that detailed analysis, and sorry my mediocre photog skills weren’t quite up to the challenges presented by this one.
While I’m a big fan of CircCams, and of this coin in particular, I must realistically agree that it isn’t worth a premium. It’s a kind of “niche”...
The more I look at that coin, the more I like it.
PS- I fixed your pics to show full sized rather than thumbnails. (Mod powers.) That’s an option you can select yourself, when posting.
CircCam. Yep, that one’s a bonafide Circulation Cameo, and I like it quite a bit. It’s not a look often seen on Peace dollars, due to their...
Modern hobo carving on 1900 Barber dime. The artist called this one “The Helmsman”. Wild card? I reckon the next player could post either 1900...
Here are the @messydesk photos. The last pic is one I shot at the FUN show. Lusterbomb, indeed. 20th century US coins typically excite me less...
I might do the reveal after there have been 20 or so votes in the poll. I count 11 so far.
Thanks, that’s a pretty recent addition.
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