I guess I just have poorly developed tastes. I look at it and all I can see is a sneeze-spray pattern.
Well, that seemed baffling, until I looked up the units and saw that a candareen was 1/10 of a mace. So, 144, or 12 dozen, right?
That's one thing about coins: they're patient. Well, except Zincolns, I guess.
It seems kind of uncool to use the term "monster" for someone who's plainly suffering from vitiligo. Edit: @desertgem beat me to it.
Hang on to those bar signs! Are you actually a neon buyer?
I like dealing with detail coins. I get the same "holding history" kick from them that I get from unimpaired coins -- more, in fact, because (a)...
Oh, you're bad. ;)
Well, I guess that's ANACS' reputation down the toilet -- they called it a "penny". :rolleyes:
The mint mark's the wrong shape, in the wrong location, and at the wrong angle. The obverse is atrocious, as you said. And, finally, it's...
Yep. I see one person who clearly doesn't understand eBay proxy bidding (even after accumulating 293 feedbacks) -- they keep putting in...
A hammer and a lot of frustration?
This. I have no love for gimmick coins (colorized, non-flat, non-round, smell-enhanced, motorized) -- but this one spot of this one color is a...
Nope, eBay changed their policy years ago to ban even coins with the COPY stamp. It's not enforced very consistently, but the rule is there.
Coins with scuffs or other issues in focal areas: melt Enamel paint: a few bucks Turning problem coins into "colorized" issues at your...
I'm pretty sure I've seen exactly that here, but I don't remember enough detail to be able to track down the post. It was a pretty convincing...
Can't report it this second, but I'll come back and do so later if it isn't already gone. Edit: reported.
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Or they're a pawn shop. But perhaps that's redundant with your last point.
And thanks for resuscitating it after five days of quiet, I guess...?
Don't hold your breath, though -- I first said I was going to do it soon after I got the coin, and that was, um, 2013. :sorry:
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