Definitely a cleaned coin and not a very good cleaning.
The Indian penny is a beautiful design but they don't age well. Most are so dark you can't see the date. The ones that do look good tend to have...
eBay should ban all "unsearched' rolls auctions and any that have the word estate in them.
I got a free membership by attending a local coin show.
I always ask if they have a box of "junk" coins I can search through. Most dealers have lots of coins they have no room to display and won't mind...
I buy the coin, not the grade. Grading is very subjective. I sent a beautiful 1955 DDO cent to NGC and it came back AU details, improperly...
I received an altered coin (removed mint mark) off eBay last year. Ebay was quick to refund my money but refused to punish this seller. I sent the...
If it looks too good to be true, buyer beware. Ebay has made many improvements to protect buyers. In the past week I reported 17 suspicious coin...
My guess is that this coin would grade AU Details, Improperly cleaned. I have this coin in MS64 RB and the patina on this coin looks too good to...
If I were the US mint I would give priority to collectors and require the bulk buyers to wait 1 week before placing orders for new items. I would...
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