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I believe the coin on the left has been burnished and recolored. It had rough surfaces at one time, which were closer to the darker patch to the right of the date. Most of the roughness/verdigris was… (View Post)

Whoever was in charge of making the dies for the proof 25c coins in 1890 hopefully got a promotion. There are more killer DCAMs for this date than any other. (View Post)

I'll take #1. I find the larger contact mark in the left obverse field of #2 distracting. Both are quite nice for 1851-P, though. (View Post)

It's a good idea to delete your cell number from this post. There's a private message feature here (and I sent you one - so check your mailbox at the upper right hand corner). I jotted down your numb… (View Post)

It looks like dug silver, not dug pewter or base metal - so the chances of a contemporary counterfeit are very limited. I don't have any reason to believe it is a counterfeit, but then again, there h… (View Post)