What I am saying is that if it happened during the minting process, it isn't damage. The "gouge" on his neck is from the coin being off centered...
These are the key phrases here. If it was made at the mint, its an error and thus collectible. If it was made after the mint, its damage.
I'm not ready to rule this one Artificial toning just yet. The colors are the right shades, and they appear in a pattern similar to ones I've seen...
If I would turn down the Dexter 1804 dollar, I'd certainly turn down any of those coins. Sorry, scratches, wheel marks, and chop marks (especially...
Show some examples so I know what you are talking about? If it is a legitimate error made at the mint, that is a completely different category...
I'm apparently late to the party, but I would have guess EF Details, Spot Removed. That super ugly random white spot should not be on that coin,...
Haha, thanks man. It is refreshing to see a superb coin with fantastic photographs. It makes the grading easy!
While gold doesn't tarnish, the copper and silver in the alloy does. This deep orange color shown on the OP's coin is absolutely original, and...
PCGS numbers are mostly sequential. NGC numbers are random.
That bust quarter looks very attractive!
I am in the 20 camp as well.
If this comes back as less than 66, I'm gonna look like a fool. You're killing me, man!
Justin has great skills. I know this. If I was unfamiliar with his work, I would have sworn up and down that this was a lock 67. His pictures are...
Those are considered to be "luster breaks" moreso than contact marks. You see the same effect on a couple of the stars, the feet of A, and in the...
Have you guys ever seen a 64 Morgan? Go look at the Heritage archives, examine at least 20 different coins graded 64. Compare those to this coin....
Strike: The definition of the eagle's breast feathers is fantastic. There is some weakness in the hair detail, but the strike on this coin is...
Definitely not FBL. While the 63D had the highest mintage, it also had a generally poor strike. Because so many of them were made, there are...
I believe the mintmark on the OP's coin exhibits machine doubling, not an RPM.
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That looks like a great start to the collection! Not too many holes to finish in there, but the holes that are missing are the more expensive coins.
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