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Pillar of the Community
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How do you know it's a proof?
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like an AU business strike with questionable color to me. Better pics needed if OP thinks it is otherwise.
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Please excuse my poor quality pictures. Actually the first set was from my scanner bed and I agree they look horrible. Here is another set taken from my Ipad but still the glare doesn't do it justice. I can assure you it is indeed proof. Plus you have to remember that proofs of this period are not the same as modern proofs with deep mirrors. I really need to work on photography skills.   |
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Something doesn't look right. OP please post the weight.
Edited by jimbucks
03/27/2021 10:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Still see no evidence of this being a proof. Much larger images needed.
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03/27/2021 10:48 pm
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Again Folks, sorry for the poor quality pictures. Too much glare on my second set and you can't see the reflective mirror surfaces but I assure you that the coin looks much better in person and proof fields are unmistakable. Coin measures 19mm and weight is 3.14 grams. When tilted it does not display cartwheel luster associated with MS business strike coins but rather a smooth reflective mirror when the light catches it an the right angle.
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Where'd you get her from? Being bold here...how much did you pay? Which TPG'r are you thinking of sending her to? Lots of questions here...I like your conviction...makes me smile : ) smat |
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honestly, it does have alot of the characteristics of a proof, just not color wise. cleaned maybe?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not saying it isn't a proof, just that it doesn't look look on in your pics. Without much better pics, not much more help we can give.
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Thanks all, I know my pictures are rotten and I will have to work on that. I had to do some searching through my receipts and I did find the invoice for this coin. It was purchased on 9/9/91 from Coast to Coast Coins in Fulton, MD. Listed as 1896 Gem Proof and the cost was $159.00 There is no question that it is proof just that my pictures of it suck. I thought that it needed to be properly graded given the large swing in values from PF63 to PF65 and higher. I do expect it to be at the lower end of the scale like 63 or perhaps 64 but I also expect it to have a red designation. I was thinking of using NGC but I have to find a dealer who can submit it for me. Again I apologize for the poor pictures.
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The current ANACS special includes small cents. If you have some other small cents and US mint silver dollars (Morgan/Peace generally), you might find some better bang for your buck that route a single coin to NGC or PCGS.
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03/28/2021 10:47 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Coast-to-Coast had a bad rep in the old days - the owner got kicked out of the ANA as I recall. No impression of them recently. Agree ANACS is a good grading choice at this point. |
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Coinfrog, Back in the early 90's I made quite a few purchases from Coast to Coast and I was pleased. I purchased mainly "select Unc" Morgan dollars. I would say most of them graded Ms60 because of bag marks but they were Unc and not some whizzed piece of junk or sliders. I don't know what Ken Pines did to get kicked out of the ANA but I do miss the groups of Morgans he used to sell. One exception was a 1921 Peace that was advertised as BU but I considered it AU. I see now that he no longer sells raw coins, only high dollar certified. |
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