What do you think it would have graded without them ?
You're right Paul , my bad . Well now this has me questioning my belief in die cracks shouldn't matter . Good point . I better read my copy of...
Nice obverse , but wouldn't grade in my opinion .
Roller marks weren't produced until after the strike and had nothing to do with the die or planchet so I'd say damage .
Doc , I'm with you as is the colors look fake to me or super juiced . As to a 65 , no way . It's a 63 or maybe a low 64 . I guess the couple 65...
A coin is only worth what someone will pay for it . I collect Bust halves by Overton # and die cracks can make an R-1 into an R-3 or any other # ....
No , I was talking about the days before tpgs , when you'd buy coins raw . It was that there were as many different ways to grade as people and...
But then were back to the old days when one mans VF could be an G . The tpgs are not perfect , but they are a lot better than back then . Most...
I agree with Larry ,EF . Congrats on your 2nd Morgan .
Very cool note and priceless from your Grandfather .
I looked it up yesterday , and Wikipedia has 3 main theories , none of them proved . Also they differentiate from the single line and double line...
The reeding looks like it was put on by hand , not by machine . Though Siberian Man knows his coins .
You can tell if it's prooflike if you can read a ruler placed next to the coin , IIRC 4 " away .
My bad , I should have read it twice as there is a lot of good info there . I agree with your thesis about the cost of shipping , but like I said...
If it's from your Great Grandmother , it's priceless . I'd put it in a nice holder like Intercept Shield or an Airtite and write how you got it...
Excellent link . Correct me if I'm wrong but it seemed that the Mexico City coins were milled dollars while the Potosi coins were cobs , to me...
Does anyone know if the Potosi mint could even coin all the silver coming from the Cerro Rico Mountains and if some was shipped to the Mexico City...
Even the designs were different , the obverse was similar but the reverse didn't have the pillars of Hercules so that makes sense .
I agree that the Potosi mine was the largest and minted more coins , but I see more Mexico City reales than any other . Maybe more coins from...
Doc I couldn't find the NGC thread , do you have a link ?
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