The mint adjusted the weight of the coin that year; I think they contained less silver. They put the arrows at date to call attention to the lower...
Sure does look like PCGS. I'm thinkin' this one is MS64 on the obverse. Could you post the reverse picture ?
It's always interesting to check feedback score of both parties in a dispute...
That was my first impression... someone took a 1986 ASE, changed the "8" to a "0", then sandblasted the whole thing to make it look old. How...
I think it means "double die obverse"... but it's hard to say, 'cuz it's hard to keep a straight face reading a description like that one. 0...
I call it MS63, but I bet ANACS gave it 64. It's a shame about that big dig behind Lib's hair... seems like a good sharp strike.
Planchet lamination ?
One of the boyz at a major TPG told me that there are many legit Morgan die varieties that are not in the VAM Encyclopedia. He said they have a...
Ahhhhh yes... the infamous X shaped die crack ! ... and made from clashed dies too... the "X" on the obverse shows on the reverse. :goof:
VF-35 cleaned
Right on. Greysheet values say a lot... 1911-P MS60 $250 1911-D MS60 $9,600 The temptation to fake a mintmark is great.
Man, I LOVE those Indian gold... It's impossible to tell from the photos, but it looks cleaned. A LOT of Indian gold is. These are tough enough...
XF40 - but it's cleaned.
It depends. With modern mint pieces intended for collectors / investors, even the strictest graders (NGC / PCGS) give out almost all 69s and...
I'm not sure what you mean by "Heritage sheets", but I guarantee you the PCGS prices are very high. No way will you sell for those prices. Those...
Overall, I think the US Mint is doing an outstanding job compared to others. Minting is a manufacturing process, after all... All manufacturers...
Exactly. There's a reason for that. Avoid 'em like the plague, at least for valuable coins. For low silver like this one, you can get this piece...
Well, that is a wonderful story. Great way to start my day ! A simple act of selflessness and generosity... thinking of the next guy and not...
I read everything on Intercept Shield's website, and everything seems to address corrosive gases. I didn't see that this technology addresses...
Cool thread. I'm reading several books about coin grading. Found out about 'em at the ANA website. Taking their correspondence course.
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