I Wouldn't Be Ashamed To Own This Coin

I am a nut for seated proof coins, holy cameo batman!

I am quite content to admire coins like that from a distance. There is a lot of responsibility in owning a coin like that. You need security, climate control, white gloves etc. etc. If you can afford such pieces as your base standard of collecting, then more power to you. I could have a whole lot more fun with $23k than just purchasing one spectacular coin that I could never hold in-hand or show off at parties. It would be so out of place in my cigar-box stash that my big old well worn coppers would be turning bright red from shame and looking for hiding places under the furniture.

Sweet collection is right!

I have a friend who gave me more information on this coin. Evidently, it did not CAC. Possibly because they think it's overgraded. Possibly because the frost may not be up to perfect Deep Cam standards.

According to my friend, if it's overgraded/designated, it's a $12K coin. The pictures might be juiced a bit and not show some toning that would be less than appealing on the surfaces. Not sure, but he noted that there was some unattractive toning (in his opinion) on the coin.

Those pictures are mind-blowing if that's how the coin remotely looks in hand, though.

I edited the post and added the picture on the CCF site

That's strange the image wouldn't appear. I used the imageshack site for posting the image. Wasn't aware that was blocked by some sites. I won't do that again.

OK, I am one who encourages having key coins slabbed. This is definitely one that would fall into that category. And I have vociferously expressed my opinin of the crooks at PCGS and NGC. All that being said, I think the concept of CAC is just a stupid idea. Certifying a certified coin? Really? So this coin failing to go through CAC means jack squat.

As for the coin itself...WHOA. If I had that kind of expendable cash, that thing would be mine. BEAUTIFUL.