Amazing story and happy for you! You took a chance and found a gold mine. I hope you celebrated accordingly!
A couple of the proof dates can be a challenge (1865 and 1877) but if one's willing to spend a little more they can be had. In MS, the 1884 and...
The toning is even but lacks the color spectrum range. It's a pretty coin but as far as toning I'd give it a low 4.
I usually get the "I wish I wasn't Me" award.
Looks like the only one graded 65+
Did you do a happy dance?
Someone wasn't so nice with that coin so I'd grade it "circulated with no respect".
For a Jefferson I'd give it a 4.
It definitely was cleaned prior to conservation. I'm sure the coin looks better now than it did before conservation.
Since the 3CN is my favorite series I gave it a 10; no respect, no respect at all. One of these days I hope to put together a complete series,...
They can confiscate all of my Zincolns and a couple of my neighbors.
I had to turn the volume down on my computer!
If the pennies were arranged to form a pentagram then I'd be worried about what else I'd dig up.
I'll wait for the results from the Morgan before commenting on the Washington's.
The obverse has some nice coloring but the nicks and gouges distract from the toning. I'd give this a 1. If the surfaces were better I'd have...
Good to hear. I've had a leaky gasket for years.
Don't blow a gasket here. Maybe your experience in coin photography puts you in a better position than myself and others. I didn't imply that...
So, based on your comment, this thread is useless since we shouldn't trust any photos.
This coin is definitely not top grade. The reverses of most early 50's Jeffersons lack details and as such, full step examples are very rare....
I'll give the Franklin a 6. It covers the complete spectrum and the colors are well distributed.
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