Posted 04/13/2007 4:46 pm
here's the back story on the coin.
this coin was purchased in January from a shop that was closing. I was shown the coin last night and asked to grade it. I offered my opinion on the grade and then priced it based on that grade and availability. the buyer told me how much he had paid and I was very confused. I took it home with me and spent an hour examining it to see what was up with the coin - I couldn't understand why my initial grade was wrong.
after several inspections, I decided that my initial grade was correct; the buyer paid too much. sadly, the buyer was my dad. since I was able to correctly grade it and explain the reasons, as reward, he gave me the coin. I am just starting to collect and it's amazing how much I have learned over the years by just tagging along with dad to coin shows over the years.
the coin has some light cabinent friction along the top edge of the wing, the upper feathers, and the braided hair. the back is flawless. it's a shame too, it's a beautiful coin. I think I earned a good deal of respect from my dad. I won't talk about the 200 year old Japanese Yen he had me look at after this one - I graded it AU-50, but failed to pick up on the fact it was cleaned. doh!
-Steve
this coin was purchased in January from a shop that was closing. I was shown the coin last night and asked to grade it. I offered my opinion on the grade and then priced it based on that grade and availability. the buyer told me how much he had paid and I was very confused. I took it home with me and spent an hour examining it to see what was up with the coin - I couldn't understand why my initial grade was wrong.
after several inspections, I decided that my initial grade was correct; the buyer paid too much. sadly, the buyer was my dad. since I was able to correctly grade it and explain the reasons, as reward, he gave me the coin. I am just starting to collect and it's amazing how much I have learned over the years by just tagging along with dad to coin shows over the years.
the coin has some light cabinent friction along the top edge of the wing, the upper feathers, and the braided hair. the back is flawless. it's a shame too, it's a beautiful coin. I think I earned a good deal of respect from my dad. I won't talk about the 200 year old Japanese Yen he had me look at after this one - I graded it AU-50, but failed to pick up on the fact it was cleaned. doh!
-Steve
