Look at the details in the tips of the feathers in both coins and compare. I agree that the OP coin is not a proof.
Here's my proof 1883 IHC. The fields are nicely mirrored, and the devices sharper than the OP coin.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Although circulated, it seems to have been a good strike for the date and mint.
My avatar is a red proof 1883. Compare that one with yours.
I buy the coin and don't care if it has a bean or not. I do like beans but the ones I like give me gas.
Good point!
Thanks for the info. I was curious as to why the mintage of the base metal coins seemed to be different from the silver coins (which all had the...
I find the comments interesting here about everyone's bidding strategy. I hope some of you don't take some of my comments personal since I'm not...
Sweet!
I think there are those out there who want something so bad they will throw money at it. There's no point in bidding against them. Unless one is...
I guess the bottom line either way is figure out your maximum and bid that. If it goes over that, either by a manual last second bid or...
I've been outbid at the last second countless times on eBay and realize that I'm at a disadvantage since I don't use any snipe type of software...
Are the number of mistakes directly proportional to the volume of beer and scotch consumed? It sounds like a worthy scientific study.
I don't know, I've had a few drinks in my day that made me feel like I was going to die.
Could the lighting factor into your perceptions about luster? At home I don't have the same lighting as there is at coin shows with coins under...
I've found that the coins that I have in slabs don't seem to be misplaced but the raw ones do. I guess out of sight, out of mind, or lack thereof.
If we forget coins then a scratch can be defined as a minor injury to the skin or exterior covering. Also, Hardees used to advertise that their...
That's what I have had the past couple years. I donated my last polo shirt to the coin club to give away as a door prize at their annual coin...
That's been my plan the past few years. Since I'm an ANA member I'll just submit when I decide to. Lately I've been going to PCGS since I have...
I was a bit hesitant bidding on this one. SEGS gave it a FH but to me it could be borderline when conpared to other 1917 T1 slabbed FH examples.
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