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Re: Opinions on this $10 Lib?
Looks ok to me as AU53 or so. We should cut the new SF mint some slack on the stars, it was their 1st year in business!2 -
Re: First and only known PROOF 1824/1 Capped Bust half-dollar certified
Going back to the 1825 PL, that’s one heckuva well struck coin! The hair details seem unusually well defined. Maybe one of our BHNs can tell us: Is that strong a strike seen on other MS 1825 halves, …1 -
Re: Polished Planchets on Early Proof Coinage?
I agree, it would most helpful to on concentrate on the most ‘difficult to determine’ era for proofs, 1817- 1836. After steam powered coinage became the norm in 1836/37, the Mint’s capabilities great…1 -
Re: Is it a proof? Certified as proof coin sells repeatedly at auction for “proof money” now at GC
The earliest meaning of “proof” in coinage was the first coin strike off new dies. This coin was a test, struck to ‘prove’ that the die brought up all the details intended. But the definition of ‘Pro…5 -
Re: Net grade or details grade on this High Relief Saint?
Yes, submit to PCGS under Crossover at MS62 minimum. That way you get the coin back still in the NGC holder if it fails.1
