The law can be greedy. ;)
The woodgrain effect doesn't necessarily decrease the value, but in this coin's case it does detract from its eye appeal due to the uneven nature....
As usual, I stand corrected by Conder. :) Noyes says of the reverse die: "The die was sunken a little and the center of the coin is raised,...
Whizzing is using a rotating wheel (think Dremel) to artificially produce luster on a coin that is not lustrous. Typically done on XF or AU coins...
p.s. listen to Darryl -- DO NOT TOUCH THE COIN WITH BARE HANDS, DO NOT DROP THE COIN, and most of all DO NOT CLEAN THE COIN.
You are most welcome! However, I would like to warn you from getting your hopes up. There is also a possibility it is a counterfeit, or there...
p.p.s. if this is a real coin, and in the grade it appears to be, it could be among the finest examples known and worth well north of $10k. For...
p.s. these coins are commonly weakly struck. The coin looks AU/MS to me, too, but an in-hand evaluation of an expert in southern gold (or much...
After seeing the pics, you REALLY need to contact Doug Winter, or another authority on the value of this coin. It could potentially be worth...
Personally, if I were in your shoes, I would contact Doug Winter: http://www.raregoldcoins.com/contact.asp He wrote the book, literally, on...
That is potentially a VERY valuable coin. Pictures please.
FYI, the reverse "weakness", particularly through ONE CENT, is not weakness of strike, but rather wear. The dies that this variety were struck...
It's about fricking time.
Editorial note. The following: (PCGS will not certify cleaned or impaired coins) Is flat out wrong. Respectfully...Mike
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I sent a copy of your photos to one of my mentors. Here's what he said: pcgs grade: vf25+++ eac grade: vf20 sharpness, AVG, fine15
I'd say that's a very pretty coin. :)
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p.p.s. I think PCGS would grade it 20 (plus or minus 5 ;) ).
p.s. I agree -- that is a S-24.
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