I'm a little late on the reply, but on the genuine 93-s the 1 is almost exactly (but not quite) centered over a dentil. fakes are almost always...
luster looks good and the marks I see are fairly trivial, so will guess 64
The second set of pics helps some as now there appears to be a good deal of luster present. It also looks more attractive than in the initial...
I think you can only infer some things from images like this. 1. probably genuine (at least 75% chance IMO) no glaring tells 2. maybe original...
The coin has numerous problems and is a fake for sure.(ex: the 1 is not over a dentil). Ditto for the slab, the lettering in the insert is bad...
My favorite classic commem! Could be anywhere from 64 to 65 imo I'll guess 65.
You can use end-cutting pliers to break the slab into a couple of large chunks that can be gently pulled apart.
The photos are not of sufficient quality for me to decide between high AU or lower MS. I think it's a tossup between 58 or 63. Look forward to...
I'm thinking 63.
Next is an 1836 that I bought on eBay when I first started collecting. It had very dark tone, but I missed the underlying glossiness (it was in...
I was thinking about starting a thread of my own on cleaned coins, but after reading this, I see there is no need. TypeCoin has written an...
63?
VF 35? Looks nice.
I'm sure you are doing your best with the photos, but they are not clear enough for me to say anything with a degree of certainty. IF the edges...
Most of the better quality trade dollar fakes I have seen, have a weight within acceptable tolerances.
Nice strike for a 77 P mint! (wink)
Generally, when I post images of a coin and comment that it looks different in hand, it is because the photos don't adequately depict the luster...
Nice example and details. thanks for posting it.
What a great summary of these tokens! It's like a mini Red Book of Lincoln CWTs. As always a good numismatic write up from J. Milton.
I think prices for the classic commems are very low right now, historically, so this would seem to be a good time to pick up some choice examples....
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