sorry about the duplicate images, but worth a second look, LOL
Nice one! I love all of the PanPac designs. Still want to get the 2.50 some day. Here is my $1, MS65 CAC [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
a raw, toned 44-s [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
No idea. Have you checked the APR's for the issue/grade?
Great information, especially about the sourcing of the copper.
I don't have that one, although the image of Neptune riding backwards on a whale that appears to be blowing water out of 2 nostrils has always...
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I think it's the ultimate refutation of "buy the coin, not the holder," LOL.
an 1881 S Morgan in MS63 (with a bean!) no less. Thought to be the earliest graded PCGS coin still in the original holder. Anybody else think...
a great read! I look forward to future installments.
I think you did ok for the price. Yes there are problems but imo looks way better than one that's been dipped to death or Brillo'd. And 77P is...
about F15, wear-wise. Probably polished/cleaned. I'd wait for a better example.
It's just that proofs are graded by hairlines which can only be seen well by tilting the coin around under a light. A PR61 would have quite a few...
OK not too far off. The second set of photos clinched it for me. Someday I hope to have a proof from the 1873-1878 era.
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PR 62 (the 62 is just a WAG as we all know proofs are graded by hairlines which are very hard to see in static photos). It has the transitional...
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Beautiful coin! I think in upper AU these are a good value . here is my 58: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Yours has a better strike!
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