Great coin!!! I've been learning about grading a lot from books recently. How does this coin have such strong luster in conjunction with that...
I don't own one (heck never realized how expensive these are till I just looked into it, it's practically the key in the set), but I always found...
Cool, thanks for the info, everyone. I'm curious though, in general, how do such old silver coins persist without tarnishing in a similar fashion?...
Not the best picture, but here's my Iowa statehood centennial. Totally agree that the eagle designs are generally great on the classic commems....
Ok, got it out of the flip and took some pics at different angles. Some tiny dirt specks are present at a few spots however, and I don't have a...
Will remove it from the 2x2 and post some more pictures later.
Ah that might be a hair strand I didn't notice, this is a fairly zoomed in photo. Sorry about that.
Bought this 1826 coin a year or so back for my type set, and I generally like the look of it. What would you say is a rough grade estimate for...
Hmm. Might be an issue with the photo, but I thought there was some wear on the eagle and lettering on the reverse. Luster looks good, but calling...
The russian 10 rouble was bought mostly as a semi numismatic piece (partly for bullion value). Is there any safe way to get that dirt off without...
Interesting. So these are primarily bagmarks on the 20? I thought there would be more visible chips on the surfaces and fields in that case.
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I've always wondered what the source of black spots or streaks on some gold MS coins are. Could people who are more informed chime in on various...
And my example of the Oregon Trail coin - [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
San Diego Commem. I quite like that it has the CA state seal on it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
How can you identify an MS coin from an AU in pictures? I'm looking to learn. The 5$ had this cartwheely luster in hand which I thought was only...
Yeah, I had thought the dollar is AU 50/53. I thought the 5 might be a 62/63
What bumps the half eagle down from an MS to an AU? The dealer had marked it CU, and I did pay a bit of a premium over a regular AU coin.
1900 Liberty Half Eagle.
1853 1 dollar. Boy, this was hard to photograph, even with a macro lens, this coin is tiny
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