Those slight marks are to be expected of a coin at this grade. Besides, no one would submit it to be graded. Even in PCGS graded XF-40 the PCGS...
Nice find, although I'm fighting jealousy here.
The one at the bottom center-left (with the rectangle-looking mark) is dated AH 1203, which corresponds to October 1788-September 1789. The one...
Nice find. No expert, but I'd day AG.
I think it was Mr Plum in the Library with a candlestick. :)
I'm no expert, but I believe PaddyB is right on the id, except I question the denomination. It says on the coin, FYRA ORI, which my googled...
I don't remember discussing it with him personally, but I suspect he was a Christian in the same sense that many pagans become Christian even...
Even a true doubled die can have machine doubling like any other coin!
No expert here, but it looks more like die deterioration to me.
Looks like a plating issue to me. If the D were doubled or even with machine doubling, the "extra" part of the D would be raised above the field....
The problem with these GTG posts is we are not really grading the coin but guessing how somebody else graded them. XF 45 AU 55
Good luck! I hope you are at least as pleased with the coin when you get it. Be sure to let us know!
This same principle applies to stores who offer "no interest for a year" deals. They just include the interest up front in the price, so you are...
If a store accepts a credit card but doesn't give a cash discount, you can be sure they are charging all the customers extra to pay the card fees....
Perhaps you are referring to the "doubling" look on the eyelid near the corner of the eye. I believe that is a post mint nick, similar to the one...
I usually pay with plastic, although several places give discounts for cash, so I'm leaning toward doing that. For small purchases I sometimes...
Doesn't look like 30 years of wear, but who's to say how long it was in someone's piggy bank. Perhaps 1890's or so. Why one would do that is...
I love coins like these, with little value but great stories. For example, the South Arabia coin is interesting, although it has little value....
If I am not mistaken, MS grades are given according to how many little nicks or other defects are visible on an otherwise uncirculated coin (and...
I'm no expert at all, but it looks like it says on the right side of the reverse, reading down, "LAODIK[EON]. (Laodicea of Phrygia) Compare to a...
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