That coin appears to be to have been dipped, the obverse re-colored with something like Dellers, and the reverse left to its own accord and having...
Sorry to hear the news, Matt. I would suggest you take Tom's advice and reach out to CAC. They were wonderfully helpful on my submissions and I...
Been out of town and quite busy lately. I return to see I've dropped like a rock! Well done, guys!
That's much more typical of the copper-spotted gold I've seen.... ...and I note a complete lack of green hue....Mike
I hear you, and I think you make a good argument, but I've given up long ago relying on the TPGs to make any determination for me. I'm sure you'd...
Those don't look like copper spots to me, they look like PVC. Regardless of what they are, the good news is that gold tends to clean up well....
p.s. Matt, you know I like you and Rick. You both have great eyes for coins. Unfortunately, I give this coin about 1.3% chance of getting a CAC...
Tom's a heck of a nice guy, and a fountain of knowledge, but you're not going to find many "deals" in his cabinet. I'm not sure finding "deals" is...
That's the challenge with IHC varieties -- a very thin market.
Impossible to be sure, but looks like a high-end AU coin to me.
I would call it "mellowed mint red", but I can also be kind of anal too. :)
Matt, Were all of these Rick's? When you get them photographed, please send me copies, if you don't mind. I might pick up a few if they're...
These coins are notoriously difficult to capture in a photograph and thus to grade from a photograph, so I cannot say with any sense of authority...
I generally don't like NGC 66 BN large cents. To me, they generally look overgraded and overpriced. This coin, however, is the exception to...
67 all the way.
I hope 66, I guessed 67.
5b
66 or 67 FB. I can't see a 65 unless there's something I'm not seeing in the photos.
Dream on, FEC boy. :devil:
66 luster, 65 surface. I'm going with 66 on this one.
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