it is a retained cud. the reverse displays weakness on the rim [7-8 o'clock] opposite the obverse. very cool example with clashes and retained...
more like a ''born again virgin''....you could obtain some new luster by striking or pressing the coin again...
i smell a family coin altering operation.... i can see bones in his lab gassing slabs as i read this thread...meanwhile, when he doesn't have his...
great acquisition btw. a group of great looking ladies.
congrats on the find. cuds are very cool.
all of the counterfeit slabs [anacs, icg, and ngc] i have seen all have the correct id numbers on the inserts that correspond to the ''correct''...
''... many buyers let their guards down and don't look at the coins (or even the holders) as carefully as they should.'' imo, the buyer's haste...
most purchases involving counterfeit pieces can be averted with a few hours of research. in the event that the buyer did his/her homework and...
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yup, that is an amazing strike...i don't really like the color but, that could be attributed to the photography. nice low mintage early gold.
''I ALWAYS try for bargains. I always haggle prices. I wouldn't buy a coin for the price asked regardless of anything.'' this philosophy only...
Eduard, you are correct with the attribution, this is a great example of the b-1/d-3. not much more to add to what mark said other than 1804 is...
freewebs.com is what have used...interface and picture hosting is easy to navigate. as with any web based biz...marketing/advertising will be...
does it matter...would/should it be a factor to consider when making an acquisition.
i answered ''no,'' because as hontonai said, ''Let's see - if a poster's true answer is "Yes", of course he/she will vote that way. But,...
great write up...i would have advised him/her to head west. i still dream of the day when i have the kahones to sell all my tangible...
nice example of a great year...under 50,000 struck is it the 101 the only overton for the 15/2
i expected you to jump in a little sooner...speaking of agendas...
''Why the anti-CAC slant?'' it seems kosher to bang on sgs and the others in the herd of lesser respected third party authenticators/slabbers for...
I stand corrected, and apologize to all. -no apology is needed However, why would he supply the info? -he is a really nice guy....
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