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Hardly a cherry pick, but... An 1895-O Barber dime in AU-58 PCGS. It has a Heritage Auction Pedigree.  From ebay. Agonized a week over it. It was destined to go to the Baltimore show. I pulled the trigger. I have several dealers who want to buy it. A once in a lifetime score. |
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At the local coin club auction two months ago, LONG time collector who busy & flips coins, sold a 1931 S Lincoln - as a raw UNC. I thought it was definitely a 63....PCGS thought otherwise, MS64RD.
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Good question! One that comes to mine is finding a 1921-D Mercury dime in G-4- in a 90% bucket. |
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Great stories, keep 'em coming
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At the local coin club auction two months ago, LONG time collector who busy & flips coins, sold a 1931 S Lincoln - as a raw UNC. I thought it was definitely a 63....PCGS thought otherwise, MS64RD. Quote:Good question! One that comes to mine is finding a 1921-D Mercury dime in G-4- in a 90% bucket.  please  |
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Matthew, nice barber
Germanics, you've got a little coin angel on your shoulder
Great coins
Wonderful stories
I WANT MORE!!
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Germanicvs .... What's the actual weight of that 1921-D? If genuine, it's surely worth slabbing. The surfaces and overall look make me suspicious. The top of the last 1 in the date doesn't look right to my eye, but it may be the pic. Sometimes, the bargains that seem too good to be true aren't bargains. Not too long ago, a buddy of mine here, stateside, spotted what looked to be an AU-Unc, 1885 CN Three Cent Piece in a batch of world coins and bought the lot. The 1885 turned out to be a copy, unmarked, but it sure was a deceptive one. |
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 with ExoGuy, that 1921-D Merc is awfully suspicious. I thought it looked too good to be true. It seems fake to me.  EDIT: I compared the motto lettering and realized the G is supposed to look similar to a C. Edited by 1000_Rubles
06/19/2014 12:12 pm
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not that I'll answer for Germanics but knowing a tiny bit of his collection and Numismatic prowess, I would venture to say that the coin itself is not a counterfeit and if ever presented with one, he would know what looked and felt funny to his eye and his hand
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dsfreeworld ... I was in no way questioning the persona of Germanicvs, his numismatic prowess, or whatever. I'm questioning the coin; for starters, its weight. I've made a few bad calls in my fifty-plus years, and I seriously doubt that any of us on the CCF is infallible. Even PCGS has slabbed counterfeits. IMHO, the CCF is all about studying and assessing coins, and that's why I posed the question about the 1921-D. That coin, its look in the pic, NOT Germanicvs, arouses my suspicion. Let's see if others chime in .... BTW, I hope that it is genuine. One can no more judge a coin by its owner than than one can judge a book by its cover.
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Here is a close-up of the date area. Best I could do. I also weighed the coin and it weighs exactly 2,5 g. What do you guys think. It does have some severe run dings, as can be see. dsfreeworld, thank you very much for your kind words. Note: if this turns out to be a fake I cost me all of 2 pizzas (or one large pizza with double cheese), so I would not be too distraught.  |
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Exo, my goodness
Let's reset shall we...
Gee, Germanics, that coin looks genuine to me and knowing what little I do about your collection and numismatic skills I'd venture to say its genuine and you knew what you were buying.
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Thanks for posting the close-up pic, Germanicvs. The weight is spot-on. Given the uniform sharpness of the coin's detail, I expected that the second "1" in the date would be sharply pointed. Yet, in looking closely at other high grade examples, I see that "1" is not always sharply pointed. Perhaps, these are later die states? It's looking good to me, yet the coin's surface, which initially aroused my suspicion, seems unnatural, somewhat grainy, if you will. Perhaps, it suffered some ED? Regardless, it has AU detail that appears ever so uniformly sharp. I'm reservedly optimistic that this coin looks like a great find. I'd take it over two pizzas! Hold the mushrooms ...
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