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| 1836 $1 Gobrecht Dollar Original Judd-60 Die State B Die Alignment I
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denkan
Valued Member
Sweden
125 Posts |
 Posted 10/06/2022 3:09 pm
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Wow NS, just wow!
I've been a reader on this forum for awhile and seen alot of your posts over the years and it is really impressing to see some of your latest additions to your collection!
What is also pleasing to see is that even though you you've "stepped up your game" (understatement  ) you still buy coins the same way as some of us other collectors. From poor sellers photos and at "resonable" prices.
You live the numismatic life I wish I had |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| 1898 O Barber Quarter. Grade Opinion
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denkan
Valued Member
Sweden
125 Posts |
Posted 05/22/2022 4:59 pm
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Wow, the reverse of the 1898 is fantastic! IMO there is no circulated coin that can compare to a Barber quarter with a fully black circulation cameo.
That is a coin I happily pay a big premium for although I prefer them in VF.
G6 sounds about right for this one.
Nice pick up!
/denkan |
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| 1892 Barber Half Dollar. Interesting Piece, Probably Counterfeit.
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denkan
Valued Member
Sweden
125 Posts |
Posted 02/26/2022 02:22 am
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My only pause is the diameter. What are you using to measure? Do you have another XF-AU half to compare?
Well I have a digital measure instrument that unfortunately have no batteries but you can make a manual read somewhat accurate. Also put it behind a 1976 proof halfdollar wich shows about 1mm difference.
If the coin was blowtorched outside of the mint/"castingstudio" I asume the chin is were the torched spent the most time. Shouldn't the details on the reverse be more damaged also? The UNUM ribbon is on the opposite side and you can se that the fields show abit more bubbling but with that heat melting away the chin I thought the the incused letters should also melt? |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins |
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| Indian Cent Acetone Problem (1891)
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denkan
Valued Member
Sweden
125 Posts |
Posted 01/28/2022 11:28 am
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Hi,
I made a mistake and was too quick to put a coin in acetone instead if inspecting the coin more....
I don't have pictures right now but it is an AU coin dark brown with some blue in it and a little red showing in some places. Maybe it is AT, I don't know.
The problem is that there was "alot" of gunk around the devices that didn't come off but instead went from black to grey/white wich now makes the letters look awful.
I don't want to try and scrape the gunk off since it's likely I'll scratch the coin.
Would it help to put the coin in acetone again for a longer time? I hade the coin in for about 20 min.
Any other ideas?
/denkan
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| 1964-D Quarter, Gradeopinion And Possible RPM?
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denkan
Valued Member
Sweden
125 Posts |
Posted 01/23/2022 05:43 am
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Thank you! Maybe I should have been able to figure that out....
Now when I look at the first close-up photo of the mintmark I see a slight doubling on lower left D in DOLLAR. Is that the proof of it beeing an MD or if you are experienced could you tell by just looking at the mm that it is an MD?
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| | Forum: US Modern Coin Grading |
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| 1964-D Quarter, Gradeopinion And Possible RPM?
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denkan
Valued Member
Sweden
125 Posts |
Posted 01/22/2022 10:18 am
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Yes it is a very thin scratch on the left obverse.
Maybe from another coin or something. It's not deep at all or bright so it's not a staplescratch.
It has the same texture as I've sen on morgan dollars that's been in a bag. Although it is quite long. |
| | Forum: US Modern Coin Grading |
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| 1917-D OBV WLH. Should I Send To TPG?
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denkan
Valued Member
Sweden
125 Posts |
Posted 01/13/2022 2:46 pm
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but splitting hairs on the grade doesn't matter much here.
It's not that I thinking this would straightgrade but more for my own education on grading WLH's. My first thought was that it had details and luster for AU58 but since I'm new to WLH I wouldn't be suprised if I was wrong and it would be a 53/55.
Well since some of you think this might even grade UNC-Details I will for sure put this in my next submission. Even at AU-Details it think it should be profitable to have this in a TPG-slab in the future when the time comes to sell. If it comes back harshly-cleaned I don't know what the potential value might be...
Rather have it "bodybagged" than a future buyer feeling scammed for raw "unjustice" photos.
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