I don't feel the TPGs should get any deeper into the condition of a coin, other than the amount of wear it has and if its authentic or not. Who...
Looks like adjustment marks by the date, and then rest of it looks like someone tried starting a camp fire with it.
By the way, that flying eagle is gorgeous!
Looks like a lamination error. If it was a wire, the top edges of the letters would have a radius to it.
I vote to have his "post a thread" button removed til further notice.
I would considered that a slight off center strike. Misalignment die would be on only one die. It's slight but it's definitely a keeper!
Welcome to CT! By your description, I'm not seeing anything other than a circulated coin with wear and scratches. And as far as the "shadow" is...
Question for the seasoned veterans. When TPGs came on the scene, they began documenting population reports on coins that pass through their...
Oh? Join the club. We have jackets.:cool:
Value is based on the individual purchasing the coin. I've seen some MS coins so ugly, that they would never been a consideration, while I've paid...
OT: Yup, the shields are notorious for cracks in those areas. Once and awhile Ill find a nice crack, off the rim, at about the 5 o'clock position...
Different strokes for different folks. I feel the complete opposite about that. I feel there should be more grade numbers. Maybe not VF20, VF21,...
Yeah, I see those high dollars and "worry" about the same thing lol
As most of you know, I'm very new to coins and grading. Like most in the hobby, I want to learn how to grade like the best of them. I do not want...
Well that is good news. It does look nice. When I was kid, I thought I spotted a Schwinn Stingray bicycle frame at a garage sale. I bought it,...
Congratulations. Your fake is a better fake than most. How much did you pay for it?
It looks casted.
The D in GOD, and the field between the D and the rim looks like it was deburred. There is a taper there.
The man has been pooing silver coins for 29 years! How come I never of him?? :D
Sorry, I'm not much help on this, but I must say..... The title of your thread made me laugh lol
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