Sorry, but I must strongly disagree with the first two replies. That color is unnatural, and that of the reverse, in particular, indicates a...
"BU" stood/stand for "brilliant uncirculated", but not necessarily any better than uncirculated (MS60).
I have never heard "BU" being associated with grades anywhere near as high as MS65. In my 30+ years in the business, and longer as a collector, I...
That's fantastic news! Please contact whoever has the coins and make sure they are not being mishandled, since they are of of their holders. I...
Perhaps it was. But my point was that in most cases a DPL designation wouldn't be merited for a circulated coin.
For anyone who thinks it's only VG, or anywhere close to that low of a grade, here's a VG:[IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
It looks like a VF to me and I don't understand why others have graded it so low.
Sorry, I am about as certain as I can be - they look to be counterfeit.
NGC awards both PL and DPL designations to gold and silver type coins, though in the case of the latter, much more sparingly. However, if a coin...
Thank you and I'm glad you feel that way.
The images make it hard to get a good look at the coin, but it appears to have too much wear (see Liberty's leg) to make a 58. I haven't...
Based on the images, I have no problem with the assigned grade. And, while I generally prefer more original looking coins, that one still looks...
I wouldn't assume that. For all we know, if we saw what it looked like before the dipping, we might have liked it better. I have seen some...
There is a difference between a coin which was merely dipped and which re-toned on its own, vs. one that was cleaned (more harshly than a mere...
All grading companies grade and encapsulate large numbers of dipped coins, without noting such on the grading labels.
Yes, it looks as if it was dipped prior to encapsulation, and that subsequent to the dipping, it acquired the peripheral toning.
I think the color is natural, only to the extent that it was acquired after the coin was dipped. And I don't see that type of appearance being...
The coin might be neither proof nor mint state, but polished.
Heritage is by far the best. Among the major auction houses, I think Stack's would be next in line.
If you have to ask on a coin like that (which is so blatantly artificially toned), you'd be much better off studying and learning, before spending...
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