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Just in case anyone thought my bustchasing days were through when they saw the seated I posted above...this arrived in today's mail.

 

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I don't know. You may have to buy one more bust half to truly convince us. You know how those late 19th century coins are gateway coins to the 20th century. Don't fall into that trap.

 

Just to continue the theme:


$33.95 Holes be Damned. I like it.

 

I need some assistance from a specialist. I can't find any info for a Doubled Die involving 18.

 

Enlarged and enhanced for detail:

 

Could’ve been a makedo button for a civil war soldier better that than lose your pants during battle

 

One of my 1797 NC-5s is like this:



I've also heard that some mothers would sew coins into the linings of the jackets so their sons wouldn't be as tempted to spend the money or have it stolen from them.

 

Coin is scary blast white in hand. I definitely captured the in-hand appearance a little bit better than the last commemorative shot I took of the sesquicentennial half I bought a couple weeks back. Numismatic photography is fun when it's not making me question the very essence of my being.

Here are the re-shoots of the 1926 Sesquicentennial. First is direct lighting, second is diffused. It's by far the weirdest coin I've ever tried to photograph. I've definitely lessened the overexposure from the first shot I had. The luster and colour in hand is a happy medium between the two shots.

 

New arrival for a slabbed 1955 proof set.

 

I got these on the bay and would like to know did the grading company make a mistake and call proof coins MS or are they really Business strike coins? In hand they sure look like proofs

 

I'm still working on my 1955 birth year set. I think I've been too particular in the coins I'm looking for.

 

Did a re-shoot of my first double eagle I purchased a few weeks ago. My original photos were way too dark given the coin's cartwheel in hand--it really does boom. Also, there is a contact mark under the "T" in LIBERTY that is completely absent from the first set of photos, however, in the second set of photos it's almost got a red-tinge to it, while it is more subtle in hand. Not perfect, but I'll get there.

Yes, ICG made a mistake given your photos.

That is a good problem to have! It ensures you won't ever have anything you don't like in your collection.
I've wanted a $10 gold Indian for at least a decade--still haven't pulled the trigger!

 

Back in 2014 there was a MS 68 cameo Franklin that had the best mirrors that I've seen in a similarly graded example. I thought that I placed a bid on it that would get me the coin. I happened to be busy during the auction and ended up losing the coin. I've seen only a few since that went for more than double the winning bid. I'm still waiting for something like that beauty.

 

84 O/O VAM 29 I hear was not graded that way. I just loved the toning . Only graded to MS61 due to all the nicks on the obverse , reverse is a beauty

 

I just purchased this. I HOPE it's authentic and PCGS got it right. If it is, it is one of the rarer varieties. In fact, only two sales are listed in Heritage Archives which is the fewest. But they indicate 5 were observed, perhaps 3 unattributed.


I'm confident in the attribution and this gives me hope of authenticity:


If any of you can look it up on PCGS and provide me info on when it was slabbed, I'd appreciate it.

 

That coin last sold on HA on 1/8/2020 for $216.

Your coin is authentic as per PCGS certification lookup. Your coin is housed in the current Generation 6.0 PCGS slab, which has been used since May 2015. So your coin was slabbed some time within the past five years.

 

He got a good price. But I also know some counterfeits have been slabbed, so the recent slab is concerning.

It's a risk. But I've always understood it as long as I was aware of it at the time. Hopefully it turns out to be a variety pick.