That is some very unusual wear especially since the rims are intact. On the obverse, the stars CW from K9 to K3 are very weak to almost...
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F-12.
What is causing confusion? The methods of attribution are covered very well in the Bugert books. It sometimes requires some close attention to...
AU-53, Not Details, Not CAC. Evident wear on obverse and reverse. Those scratches and lines put it on the borderline between straight and...
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I think it's AU-58. I believe I see rub on both sides. Reverse die was heavily lapped (look at olive bud stems) but also some weak strike on the...
We knew what you meant. And besides, it's rude to point out meaningless errors. As my wife often tells me: "Don't listen to what I say, listen...
55 but I can see it as 58 also. This one would probably get some TPG love in the grading room.
Great little book even if you're not into Spanish Colonial coinage. Lots of stuff on shipwrecks because that's where a lot, if not most, of our...
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I view most of these GTG exercises as primarily an opportunity to learn something about the coin series and to hone my own grading skills. In...
@kanga, I think the label attribution of Newman 4-E is correct. Whitman's Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins lists the 4-E as...
Huge Heritage auction of Atocha cobs coming up. Many other cobs in this auction also....
Primary sources: Heritage GC DLRC Gerry Fortin FUN Shows Secondary sources: Legend Stacks-Bowers APMEX Liz Coggin Northeast Numismatics West...
Picked up this nothing-very-special 1790 Half Reale coin of the Mexico City Mint at my Local Coin Club meeting last week. This coin is about the...
I'm a 2 as you can deduce from the brevity of this reply. Seriously, I am active in my local coin club, make acquaintances and friends at coins...
No, wrong side of the country geographically speaking.
I'm thinking XF-40
Well, it's in focus and that's more than I can say of many on-line and auction listings. Now, is the color accurate? The "steelie" look is a...
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