MikeKing

I go by the name stampmjt on ebay, my original ebay name from years ago. Since, I've been selling mostly rare antique clocks, some not so rare, and occasionally coins: stampmjt's ebay page

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thanks, it's a thin one. Hard to find history on these Norse medals!

Here's a 1921 Morgan I got recently from Anaconda

Nice coin Monty

James, an incredible group of coins.

I really enjoyed this thread too! All, very nice coins. I hate to single any out because they are all outstanding but being partial to busts, that 1814 bust half is quite an eye catcher. I love it. And the 1810 penny is another of my favorites.

I recently acquired an 1822 bust half from JJ Teaparty. A little overpriced, I think, but the coin is quite lovely. I usually am turned off some by mottled toning, though, not always. This coin though has it all, from my point of view, for an AU. The strike I think is great for the year, the center dot on the neck is quite pronounced, which I find kind of fascinating. It has very nice cartwheel luster, and though my photos don't show the color all that well, it has a steely grey color, maybe a hint on the greenish side, that, to me, is absolutely appealing. They had it labeled as an Overton 110, but it is not. I think it is an O-111, mostly because of the die rust under the right wing, but I'm not good at all with measuring dates etc so I cannot comment on the obverse at all. Should anyone agree or disagree with this attribution, please let me know, and why. It would be helpful. (I looked at the heritage pictures of the reverses of this Overton number, and they all have the die rust and lines from the crossbars going into the R wing (lines 2 and 3 to be exact, though Overton only says 'several' crossbars go into the R wing) and lines from the stripes going into the crossbars, all of which this coin has. Its enough to drive you crazy.

I was thinking. How many people here are familiar with currency grading and CGC and CGA? Just think how bad it could REALLY be...

I guess wer'e kind of lucky.

I haven't seen the slab, so I can't say this is the case, but some NGC holders look like they've been opened, I mean, there's a groove around the edge. That doesn't mean they've been opened.

The safest bet would be to send it in for reholdering. Then, you get a nice, fresh new holder.