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Bedrock of the Community
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what was the grade on this one?
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Pillar of the Community
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This one sold for $5280. Many of the 73 S surviving examples have strike weakness on the eagle's talon area and Liberty's breast. This one also shows a little friction on Liberty's legs. On eye appeal there are a lot of ugly MS toners for the date, and this one was better than most that appeared to have original skin. It is a tough date to find a quality example as almost all of the mintage went to China and many were melted for their silver content in China. On the NGC and PCGS pop report the only date with less certified examples is the key date 1878 CC. Thanks for the comments.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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64/CAC Green Bean is close enough to 65 for me!
Lovely example of a tough coin.
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Thanks goodness we don't all like the same thing!  |
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United States
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It would be a pretty boring hobby if everyone had the same tastes, wouldn't it?
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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I like the coin. I have seen other photos of the coin that do it more justice. The coin checks all the boxes for me. PCGS graded with a CAC green bean, well struck, nice luster for the date and eye appeal. The bottom line though is what floats your boat. I just wish more collectors disliked originality and solid for the grade coins. It would make my quest for a quality Trade dollar that much easier and affordable. Edited by Everest
01/13/2024 01:45 am
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United States
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Out of my price range lol
73s often are cleaned or have a rough look.
Straight graded it's a very underrated date in any condition let alone MS-64
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United States
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The obverse toning is unattractive. Fortunate that you weren't the winner.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Out of my price range lol The price range was a little out of my comfort zone for buying coins, but the coin is very hard to find in circulated grades. When I bought my 93 S Morgan about 8 years ago, I had buyers remorse for awhile simply because of the cost. Quote:
The obverse toning is unattractive. Fortunate that you weren't the winner. You might be right, but there are so few of the 73 S problem free Trade dollars, I felt that it would hold its value. |
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
01/13/2024 2:04 pm
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United States
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I don't like this coin in a 64 holder. But the infallible John gave it the sticker, so it MUST be true!
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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This one looks dipped but so did the one in this thread. At least this one doesn't have the distracting, ugly oxidation. I saw that one on Collector's Corner. There is very little chance the coin has original skin. I would consider the coin dipped unless I knew the history. The coin looks correctly graded with nice luster, but the strike looks softer as Liberty's hair and foot look flat plus the typical talon and breast strike softness. I try to buy coins with original skin and eye appeal. If I had won the Heritage coin, it could have been a swing and a miss. |
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Some of you guys graded more accurately than I did
This is a prime example (for me at least), to examine the coin raw, in hand with a loupe, under ideal lighting conditions,
- just as the third party graders do.
I wasn't really sure what could? have been under the patina, in a slab, using a screen picture, and so I graded conservatively, as if I was intending to buy it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree sel_69l, grading from photos is a challenge.
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