Looks like this is going to be a real close round. Lincoln - 67 (I'm on the fence between 66/67) Washington - 65 Morgan- 64
I don't know much about trade dollars, but it looks MS to me. I'd say MS60.
I believe that's only for PCGS's Secure Plus Tier. From their site: PCGS Secure Plus (It's question #12).
Yep, the reeds are still slightly visible. It's about the size of a quarter, and just a little bit thicker than 3 quarters.
I have one, it's a '43 WLH. Looks like someone almost finished the job, but not quite. I picked it up a few years ago for like $2.
Nice die crack, they're pretty common for this date. Just going by the cracks, it looks like it could be 1899-O VAM-37 It's noted that the die...
No problem, the screaming was a joke, but, online, usually all capital letters is considered screaming.
I don't have the greysheet price (plus, I don't think they're listed in the CDN), but that price sounds about right to me. It's die pair 6I, which...
Yes, I think I misread his post. In that case, VAM 10 and VAM 35 are in the Hot 50, so those may be worth submitting, depending on the grade....
It can only be one VAM, because each VAM number identifies a specific die pairing. Whether it's worth the submission costs, depends on what VAM it...
Touche', sir. I didn't see page 2. Well I'm stumped
Is it possible it was a planchet problem? For instance, the lines were left after the strips were rolled out, and they were strong enough to...
Maybe you scared everyone off because you were screaming ;). Anyway, the pop is about 43% of the total mintage.
No way Mike get's last place that easy, he's gonna' have to earn it :D. I say let the grades stand.
Great article, thanks for posting it!
It's pretty clean, but I think the weak strike holds it to a 64. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in a 65 holder, though.
1878 7/8 - ms62 1940-d - ms65fs 1956 - ms66
Saw this video linked over on CU, it went up on Youtube yesterday. Anyway, it's a video of PCGS's "Coin Sniffer". Secure Plus Update II - Coin...
VAM 50 has a die gouge on the 2 listed, but the pictures don't look like your example. The die marker is "Three vertical thread-like impressions...
I'd call it Fine Details, imo, the scratch on the reverse makes it a problem coin.
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