Early date, and to some extent middle dates, can be attributed reasonable well with the comprehensive catalogues. Late dates on the other hand...
Nope, on n20 and n26 the 5 is separate from the curl above, n21 has the 5 touching.
Date position looks like n21.
This combined with the spacing of the L to the liberty cap is actually diagnostic for the 1795 no pole C6 variety.
IMHO I do not consider coins worth $100 to be worth grading. Also, getting a coin in a slab does not protect the coin as much as you may think...
The problem comes because there are two custodians when you get the coin graded, the dealer who sends in the coin and the coin grading company. If...
The difference in appearance is due to the lighting angle used to photograph your coins. Whomever photographed then used a very small angle with...
Looks like an N1 variety. I would put the grade at 20 net 15 for light corrosion, congrats on the coin.
Dave, thanks for the reply and honest assessment, I suppose I should keep my day job instead of doing coin photography :) The weight was good and...
Like I said, I understand the concerns as I had them as we'll. had it checked out by one long time copper dealer and am going to have some else...
Color is from poor picture, in hand color is better. Weak reverse strike is consistent with s81.
I had the same concerns but I had jel check it over and he said it looked good. Still gonna send it down to have someone else look at it, but the...
Another original late date, you can see the slight difference in color between the worn portions, like on the edge of the coronet, and the...
Here is a nice original 1856: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just picked this one up over the weekend, it's a S-81 with the double leaf under the N in UNITED. Not thrilled with the pictures but wanted to...
I would also suggest buying the key coins earlier rather than latter. They seem to only get more expensive as time goes on.
Unless I buy it :)
Most businesses are cash constrained. Your example is exactly why they offer low prices when they buy coins. If they have 10k out on a coin they...
Right, but if he refuses to pay for the return then what are you options? It's wrong to misrepresent your sale and in a perfect world the seller...
Is it fair to get a refund and keep the merchandise? But seriously, both you and the seller are making this into a much bigger deal than it...
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