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First, you need to separate out the different ways the dates were applied to the die. Before the 1830s, digits were punched individually, providing the opportunity for overdates to be sporadic mistak… (View Post)

Decent planchet without cracks. Traces of luster. $450 shipped (View Post)

Mostly a nuisance to me, since I have to get it reholdered, even if reholdering is free. On the bright side, I get a new, unblemished holder out of it. Others like them. Not surprising, I guess, sinc… (View Post)

Beautiful 01-S worthy of the grade. Not your typical NGC-graded gold, for sure. (View Post)

Well, a huge improvement over where you started. If I were given this coin to shoot at a show, I'd polish what I could and then smear oil on it to see through the remaining scratches better. If … (View Post)