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| What Date Set Of A Classic Coin Series Did You Complete?
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billjones
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 Posted 11/14/2017 3:38 pm
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The Indian Cents many years ago, but I sold them.
The Lincoln cents, but I have not kept up with them recently.
The Twenty Cent Pieces, minus the 1876-CC, of course.
The Type I gold dollars
The Type II gold dollars
The Classic Head $5 gold coins.
And I have a complete type set of U.S. coins including all of the old commemorative coins.
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| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins |
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| Raw 1875 Seated Dime For Your Grade And Thoughts.
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billjones
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Posted 09/23/2017 1:02 pm
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It has AU sharpness, but it is dark with a lot of small marks. For pricing purposes, I'd think in terms of Choice VF or very thin EF money.
If you are just looking for a type coin, the Legend Obverse Seated Dime is one of the more common pieces. You can find a better one for not that much more money. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| 1794 Head Of '93 Lettered Edge Liberty Cap Large Cent?
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billjones
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Posted 09/23/2017 12:47 pm
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| The net EAC grade would be more like AG-3. The coin does have some VF sharpness, but it is heavily corroded with what appears to still active corrosion, especially on the reverse. I would look it to getting that neutralized, but sadly I'm not the guy to help you since my copper interests have always gravitated to better pieces. |
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| I Really Need To Learn How To Grade Draped Bust Large Cents....
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billjones
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Posted 09/23/2017 12:43 pm
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| I would be very careful about any raw coins on eBay. The Chinese are making so many fakes these days it's scary. They have a made a few fakes that have fooled PCGS and NGC which have gotten into their slabs. If you get stuck with one of those certified fakes, those grading services are more than happy to get them out of numismatic circulation and cover your losses. If you buy the theh fakes on your own, you are stuck. |
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| Thoughts On This 1813 Large Cent PCGS
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billjones
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1499 Posts |
Posted 09/23/2017 12:40 pm
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The coin might be smooth, but the color is not great. Black early copper is not as bad as green early copper, but it's not prize either. I'd wait.
The rule of thumb for the Classic Head large cents is that the odd number date are the better dates. That's especially true for the 1809 and the 1811 and a bit true for the 1813. |
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| 1860-O Half For Grading
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billjones
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Posted 08/17/2017 11:17 am
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So what does the coin look like? Is it the first two photos that look weird or the last one that looks normal?
The first two pictures have an artificial toned look to them. The last one looks okay. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| Grade My 1857 Braided Hair Large Cent
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billjones
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Posted 08/14/2017 6:08 pm
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The coin has been cleaned and re-colored. The bluish - greenish - dull red colors are not natural. I think that the piece was cleaned with an abrasive and the artificially re-toned. The sharpness grade is Fine, which is actually a bit on the low side for this issue. As that last of its kind, many of these coins were set aside soon after they were issued.
It is an important and moderately scarce coin, but it's not the best of examples. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| 73 Seated Dollar For Grading
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billjones
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Posted 08/10/2017 5:03 pm
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I posted photos of the 1873 Seated Dollar on the PCGS chat board. A lot of the guys over there think that the coin is okay, hairlines from cleaning and all. I didn't show them the CAC sticker until the end. Then they were SURE it is okay. 
Grand-flation, and now cleaned - flation seems to be alive, well and growning.  |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| 1800 Half Dime For Opinions
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billjones
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Posted 08/04/2017 1:15 pm
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If the face was not so flat, I'd go Fine for the sharpness grade, but looking like that I would say VG-10 for sharpness, dropped to a "details" grade for the scratches.
I own "the perfect Fine-12" 1797 half dime, which has the same obverse design. It's now in an NGC VF-20 holder. I wish I could post pictures, but I need a hosting site now that Photobucket has decided to "get greedy." |
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| 1864 Small Motto 2¢ - Grade Opinions Please
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billjones
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Posted 07/29/2017 10:51 pm
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| I am on my iPad with a less that perfect picture. I like this variety, and have a Choice Mint State one for which I way overpaid. Still it's not very rare or even scarce. I cherry picked a couple of them when I was a dealer. The whole design is higher up on the obverse than it is on the Large Motto variety. That way you can spot it even in Fair or About Good. |
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