Dan Carr / Moonlite Mint, he does nice work. I've bought a number of his pieces over the years. Some people don't like him making "restrikes"...
It's hard to say what's on the coins surface. I would give it a bath in acetone that will remove PVC and any oils that might be on the surface....
This is my proof 1883 Shield Nickel in PF 67+.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is one of my Seated Dollars an 1867 in MS 64.
I would like to add that people in areas prone to getting hit with storms like hit Florida you may want to make sure you store your coins...
The correct term is corrosion. And yes, you're looking at corrosion. Rust is a generic term but the same general idea. Every metal will corrode...
Actually it's factual. CAC's primary purpose was to confirm the grade on the slab was meeting the grading standard for the coin. As we know when...
I looked at many responses to the question of CAC and MAC stickers. Never heard of MAC and could really care less. As far as CAC they are a...
In my opinion it looks like an AU coin how they gave it a VF 35 is beyond me. A point on grading. You don't need to an expert on every series...
If you can take it to a major coin show. Sometimes ANACS is at them. Show it to them. PCGS and NGC do the same thing, but they may not tell you...
PCGS can test the alloy. If your cent is what you say it is, it's worth the effort and cost to have it tested. If it's not, then you would know...
It's maxed out at Proof 65. The image is similar to the True View images PCGS does. They don't really show what the actual coin looks like....
The attached info is right from Richard Snows book. No Pictures but based on Richard comment I'm not surprised.
Contact Richard Snow. He's the Indian Cent King. He's written great book on Flying Eagle and Indian Cents.
That drives be crazy too. How hard is to remove the already sold items. I can understand leaving a coin up as being on hold until the customer...
These still show up every now and then.
Here's the gold version from 1999. The image of Washington was originally planned to be used for the quarter in 1932.[ATTACH]
Both PCGS & NGC have made mistakes slabbing coins. I'm attaching two pictures from a current auction. Both should be details graded[ATTACH]...
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Hard to say by the pictures. It won't grade higher, but it could grade lower. Without seeing really good pictures that I can zoom in on PCGS or...
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