Wow! That last quoted explanation is Chinese translated back into English, very poorly at best. Reminds me of easy assembly instructions from...
I don' think that it lines up with the bead... looks large bead to me.
I'd say XF or XF+ and nearly AU. I wonder if the Reverse is drawer wear from sliding (or even a weak strike) ... still wear, but honest wear...
Only as a last resort should you use a soft toothbrush on a coin. Granted, the bristles won't harm the copin, but the grit and dirt that is...
As a rule of thumb, you can almost always delineate a LD from a small date by taking a file card or piece of paper and run it vertically down...
Gene or Doug should chime in soon. Both are token folk and will quote from their excellent references
For the person who posted an 1859 large cent and wondered about the thickness. The Provincial large cents (1858 & 59) for Canada were made in...
The $103 auction is in US dollars and Charlton is in Cdn(1.3 X). Always be careful about looking at Ebay auctions and comparing to Charlton or...
Actually, all of the 1876's have the left foot of the T in Victoria missing (it broke off the hub that strikes the working dies)... then 3 of the...
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Ok, we'll see, but the partners were shown the 4 very onvious markers that earmark that scarce variety and his coin had none of them... he was...
My ducks are in a row .. I'm not worried and it wasn't a personal attack .. it qwas warning newbies to be careful. You can't be sued on an open...
I would highly advise paying careful attention to the descriptions and photos of a US seller of Canadian material (SWCoins)... despite repeated...
There are certainly Dansco albums available, but most things put out more than a year or two ago don't have half the very commonly collected...
Rick: PM me .. I have some more info.
The first things that I look at is the tuft above & in front of the ear and the eyebrow.
I would say that there is little added premium as a whole, and maybe adding 10-15% or so if there were no marks through Vicky's hair. Some...
The '58 is a Turner OC1/RB5 and it was approx 9.3% of the 1858's minted. This coin was late in the striking run, with the D/C at leaf 6 first,...
The '99 has environmental damage I think so that it may just warrant a "genuine" and it also loks to be a weaker strike.... look at the ear lobe...
I'm always looking here, but very few inquiries on Vicky large cents. Those are the ones that I will post about ... to help others.
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