The above is excellent advice from someone who takes great images and has significant experience in the field.
The lighting and focus are a tad off, in my opinion, but if I am interpreting the images correctly there might be a bit of wear within the hair...
In general, small gold carries a stiff premium when compared to larger sizes. Of course, you can sometimes recoup that premium when and if you...
I don't know that you will take in earnest what I write, since it appears you easily wave off my experience regarding surfaces in other posts, but...
That's a bad coin.
It looks as though any rotation that the coin has is within Mint specifications.
My interpretation is that this is haze (such as PVC haze) and haze is something most folks avoid. Of course, it could be the images.
That is neither the chat boards nor is it the registry program. What you have linked is a premium population, auction history, image repository...
Howdy and welcome. PCGS and NGC only make you pay if you submit coins to them. Otherwise, their chat boards and registry programs are free to join.
The images are showing me a blasty white reverse with a little rim toning. In general, a 120-year old silver coin that has circulated enough to...
Dipped EF/AU 1892 Barber quarters aren't all that hard to find.
I'm interpreting the reverse as having clashmarks and some mint luster. However, scans are a bear and I don't interpret the reverse as being...
Looks like a pretty darn nice coin.
I don't recall ever reading that there was an intended orientation for the edge lettering vs. obverse and reverse. These were stuck in a...
It looks like a scan and scans are very unforgiving when it comes to showing luster. The reverse looks fine enough and looks AU/MS. However, the...
I buy them in original packaging. The coins get stored in their capsules in safe deposit boxes while the packaging gets stacked and placed into a...
I think this is a very cool opportunity and have purchased a number of the coins.
There is definite wear on that coin. Shoot many thousands of shots and you will get the hang of it.
Sure looks like a D mintmark to me.
Too much.
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