Very informative post! My hometown’s historical society has a Wide Awake banner featuring Lincoln’s portrait. It was in pretty poor shape and they...
I’ll go F12 and VF20, respectively.
I’ll say F15 for the 1821 and VF20 for the 1831. Both look nice and original. As others have mentioned, the 1821 has a scratch in the eagle’s left...
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Very good post! I am thankful that this is all the better the counterfeiters have managed to produce so far (at least that we know of), because if...
I do plan to keep the Nautilus medal as-is, since it’s “lived” in its packaging and envelope for the past 65 years. I bet those oversized NGC...
Those USS Enterprise medals are also on my radar. There are the two 63.5 mm ones you mentioned, and then there is a smaller 38 mm (same diameter...
I don’t anticipate the 2019-S ERP ASE trading as a bullion coin unless the economy completely collapses. I assume its value will soften some, but...
For the first time ever, the newest addition to my collection is not a coin, but a medal. This medal was designed by the Medallic Art Company and...
I got this one a couple of weeks ago. It’s similar in style to the $40 one the Mint is peddling this year, but it cost me about 1/3 of the amount....
I love the cud on the first one!
Sounds like a fun project! The complete set is actually achievable too, since I don’t think there are any die marriages tougher than R5 (I think...
This book exists for bust quarters, though I don’t know if any analogues exist for other series....
One benefit of keeping it raw is that you don’t have to figure out what random designation abbreviations the TPGs come up with. :p
I’m not sure where the pimples are, but die rust is a definite possibility for explaining them away. Since this die would’ve been three years old...
While it was probably dipped or cleaned sometime in the past 194 years, I would not be surprised if it ends up in a straight graded holder. This...
Probably not, since the math works out to about a 2.64% chance (roughly). To calculate this, it’s easier to calculate the probability of not...
Since I don’t feel compelled to grade modern coins, I decided to keep my 2019-S ERP ASE raw. However, I wanted to try to reduce my chances of...
Man, that is extremely unfortunate. I’d suggest contacting the Mint and seeing if there was any way you could get your order sent back to you with...
I’d say they’re still legal tender per the language of the law, but since the government owns them (at least according to the government), they’re...
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