It looks like a break in the luster that is highlighted by the lighting. Or it could be tooling/smoothing. It is more likely the former, but I...
But gunk dissolved in the acetone will be deposited back on the surface. You NEED to rinse the coin after an acetone soak
Everything about it screams Chinese counterfeit.
He might if he gets a scary cease and desist letter
Nope. His profile got nuked
Dang, I just ordered a pizza to watch the fireworks
That’s super odd. I’m sure NGC will make it right
Well, I just received what I ordered for my giftee, so I will get that in the mail pronto!
You are equating ownership change with management change. As far as I am aware, PCGS management is not changing, so grading standards and...
65 to a 65+ is just a conjecture of opinion. I wouldn’t call it questionable or outrageous. 65 to 67? Yeah, that could be ridiculous.
Some issues are rare in GSA holders, and people pay big money for them just because. I guess 1879 CC is one of those. 1891 CC is another one....
Those are freaking gorgeous!!!
For 1882, 1883, and 1884, yeah.
Except for the fact that there are known examples of fake coins in fake GSA holders.
Lots of fakes of this date that were struck in gold and the right diameter. Send it in to NGC or PCGS Also, you don’t need to have caps lock on...
Everywhere Several reasons: 1. Most would grade in the 60-63 range. There isn’t a sufficient premium graded as such to make them worthwhile to...
Nope
We need grainier photos and lines pointing to more random dots before making a determination
A fool and his money are soon parted. Nothing else needs to be said
For US coins, I have four favorites. This is far and away my favorite of the year. I was in the market for a nice 1794, but I was constrained by...
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