Yup. Ed, don't let the trolls get you down. Lint or not, that's a nice LC.
That may be your definition but it is not what the graders use. Impaired luster is exactly that, luster that has been knocked down by contact or...
Yup. J.N.T Levick, Ed Cogan, Mickley, et al were allowed into the mint to pick out what they wanted at face value - they just had to pay in...
Impaired luster does not make a coin circ. The luster needs to be completely worn off to the base metal. However, coins like that are in UNC...
Pics ain't the greatest, but those appear to be machining lines left over from machining the die face prior to hubbing. They should have been...
BINGO!!! If this coin is raw, there's a reason and it ain't a good one. It's messed with or a struck counterfeit.
The piece is fully original with outstanding luster and faded mint color. It's a solid candidate for upgrade. And, it may be a better variety -...
Nice surfaces are difficult in any pre-1840's coppers. It's brutal in the Classic Head cents of 1808 - 1814. A majority of those were melted in...
It's a rather common "BIE" die chip/cud break. Check out the Lincoln Cent web page http://www.lincolncentresource.com/FAQ/BIE.html
All of those pieces are fairly lustrous, nice coins for the period. Pre-1840 coinage will not look like an 80-S Morgan. The die prep was far...
I've been collecting since before slabbing, so I don't get it. But then I collect 19th century electrotypes, cast, and struck counterfeits and...
Weak strikes are very common on early coppers. 1852 and 1853 are notorious, especially for a weak periphery. The cause was improper strike...
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