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Incredible set with documents. I'll never have the $50s but hope to own a $2.50 some day.
Beautiful Isabella, Dima. Mine was bought when I first started collecting, NGC graded it AU58, with my current knowledge I think they were...
So did I. Joe K. has been working on this for years. Glad to see his hard work come to fruition.
a copy, but not bad looking.
Here's one of mine, club rays: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Time to give this thread a bump. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I love that USA monogram!
A day late, but not quite a dollar short. This is one of the 1836 originals. [ATTACH]
I like them either in frosty mint state, or VF with obvious wear but nice pewter gray color, like this [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'll guess 65, amazing coin!
That was a fascinating read, and a real exercise in problem solving! Thanks for taking the time to post it.
This thread prompted me to look in Fox; who confirms that weak strikes on hand and head are the rule for this issue. Also it was the lowest...
I really like your bust HD. Nice original surfaces. I bought this one when I first started collecting, an MS63, now I don't care for it so much....
Nice 1842! I think vf35-xf40. Here's mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think that's a great choice for this issue. The ones that toned usually look pretty bad because they were sold in these neat little unfinished...
sorry for the dupe!
I have these: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I picked E because I think a coin with a miner and a bear on it should show a little bit of "brown dirt." Also like the bit of blue inside the rim.
OK, so pcgs held tight on the grading. Still worth somewhere north of 64 money though IMO.
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