Although the eagle's breast seems unmarred, I see some flatness in the hair above the ear and also to the peak of the Phrygian cap, so I think...
Neither, actually, but it has been through some stuff. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I realize that, if actually submitted for certification, whatever numeric grade on the Sheldon scale this coin might otherwise...
I have one like this, and the concensus was that it was simply heavily worn, with the conjecture that this was most likely from having spent a...
When I first examined this coin, the fields seemed a little cloudy, giving me the impression I was dealing with a worn die state, their excellent...
Likely would grade as a high AU "slider" - toning seems to be in vogue right now, or at least a lot of folks are paying a premium for it.
Yes - does that preclude me from sharing here as well, and eliciting yet more opinions? It is an interesting piece.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this a couple weeks ago on the basis that it was likely a forgery, the drilled hole often...
From what I can see, XF-45 is probably about right, but I'll reserve the right to change my mind if the photos look a lot different....
Okay, I lied, I do have one more post to put up on this. I've been doing some further reading and research, and it turns out that towards the...
Holy Bits! So much for my snide remark. I haven't paid any attention to this phenomenon and had no idea.
Weren't you a bit worried about buying that uncertified by either NGC or PCGS?
There's a link on that page for additional sellers, also.
Savy - I checked and you can actually buy E-Z-EST through Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/EST-Coin-Cleaner-5oz-jar/dp/B000YQ6GXU
There is a product called E-Z-EST Coin Cleaner that works quite well. I use it on tarnished non-numismatic silver bullion rounds and bars. Made...
Since nobody else has said it yet, welcome to CoinTalk. Is this a prospective online purchase, or can you examine the coin in hand? If the...
Quite a long die crack on that one!
This arises out of another thread, and I didn't want to hijack the discussion there. What was said was that a dipped coin will later turn very...
When I enlarge these outstanding photos, I can see what some of you are talking about on the obverse - just the tiniest abrasion of the high...
There also looks to be a little dent/nick on the left side of the "0" in the date. But my gosh, nitpicking aside, what a wonderful example.
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