I voted MS-64. Lovely luster, not such a great strike, too many obvious nicks and scuffs to go 65.
With a ER-40/45 technical grade, a small rim ding, a couple of small scratches, and an old cleaning this looks like a --- wait for it --- an 1825...
This is a fascinating thread and touches on a conversation I had with a collector at our local coin club. The OP's effort to build a neural net...
I going with 61 but it might go 62. I have the same type but mine is 1839-O graded PCGS VF-35, GR-1 die marriage. In fact, I bought it from...
I bought a flat crimp stapler from Wizard Supply and not only does it perfectly lay a flat crimp on the thing, but it's probably the best...
I was gonna call it a 65 but you gave it away before I got to it. It's quite a nice specimen and toning just comes with the territory as does...
Take your chances if you like on authenticity and quality. The WL half is about 600 if genuine and a clean grade. This coin should be slabbed as...
That is one gorgeous coin! The die rusting and toning simply adds to the charm of these early American classics. I can't recall seeing the hair...
Good advice and fundamental - can't go wrong with that. Thanks.
Much better after the acetone soak. If that was PVC residue, you could hardly do any further damage by using the acetone. Have you considered...
I did a search and didn't find anything specific on this so maybe my question won't waste everyone's time: I am looking at several early half...
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I find GTG to be immensely educational and incredibly entertaining. I hope I used sufficiently superlatives to make my point. I seem to have...
That's a neat set-up and some great tips on getting a non-reflective black background. I'm in the process of building a stand for my Nikon DSLR...
That's a creative way to go about it ,Kentucky! Molecular sieves - only in my life as an engineer. For us hobby folks, the practical (read...
I will now stop hi-jacking this thread, sorry about that. We could start another thread about "stupid stuff we did when young" which might become...
Nice experiment. Now we know and thanks for sharing. Reminds me of the time I washed a bunch of used ammo casings and then stuck them in the...
40 but those reverse gouges might be enough to give it a details but maybe not for a key date. Then there's the QT. I would hold out for a less...
I would not use the throw-away dessicant packets but if you want to try to regenerate them in the oven, you will have to leave the oven door...
Nice coin. I'll go AU-50 to 53 on wear but I think the right obverse field shows heavy cleaning scratches and the left field to a lesser degree....
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