Lovely! Definitely can see this one being 66 in hand.
Oops, you're absolutely correct -- this one is obviously 1952 MS66. I also ordered a 1949, but don't have photos of that one to share yet :)
Another neato eBay find; $18.50 shipped -- 1949 MS66 [ATTACH] Edit: as -jeffB pointed out, typo here; this is clearly 1952, not '49.
"It's a beaut, Clark!" Looks like it's very lustrous and has pretty strong strike. To your point about the surfaces, I can't quite make out from...
Not nearly as impressive as a '42 over 41' nickel, but I scored these two beautiful dimes for $34 shipped. Both graded PCGS MS66 with some...
Yes; excellent points on both counts. There is certainly a bit of clever marketing by the TPGs in play here... "cleaning is wrong, but we're...
I believe here (and I'll have to confirm once coin is back in hand) the Trueview brightness/lighting are wildly different between the two photos....
PCGS charges 3% of coin's final value plus usual grading fee. If the coin is already graded by PCGS, I believe it cannot return any lower....
Very cool triangle coin - never seen that one before!! I was curious what the clean up process actually involved. Random gentleman on YouTube...
Looked through my photos going back to when I received the PCGS order; seems I never took a picture. For reference, here is what the sticker I...
Wanted to share a Before/After of PCGS's restoration service removing a few copper spots. I'd purchased this 2016-W Standing Liberty Quarter from...
I know it; just being bit silly. The one key thing I'll add is that the coin has surprisingly full cartwheel luster, despite the relatively dark...
This one is currently on a Fedex truck on its way back to me from PCGS, part of my favorite 20th Century Type Set -- [ATTACH] AU65..? MS55..?...
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