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Through all the mistakes and stumbles I've had and will have as a coin student and a temporary custodian of a few treasures of our nation's history, I am truly thankful for the opportunity to undertake this journey with the many friends I've met along the road within this great community.
Someone once commented that I was a glutton for punishment for returning day after day for my daily serving of scathing criticism. Some people can gracefully avoid the traps in this hobby, but as you well know that wasn't me. I had to fall down repeatedly in order to learn. But I always subscribed to the notion that I needed to fail fast and feel that pain in order to learn to avoid that pain in the future. Maybe it won't be like that in the future, but I doubt it.
They say when one looks back at the life one lived, its not about the things you can't take with you, but the people you met along the way. I'll never regret surrounding myself with the folks who share my passions and look forward to learning more through all of your lived experiences.
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Wow! I have seen a 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar in an EF(40) holder, and the vast majority of commenters on that thread (in this forum) thought it was at least EF(45). With this as a basis for comparison, I think this could make AU(50) or AU(53). I am looking at the eagle on the reverse--what amazing detail! This can't be EF(40) with that detail on the eagle's face and breast.
What an amazing relic of history that most of us will never even be able to consider owning.
Edited by Adam590
10/07/2021 01:45 am
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The coin has the typical weakness strike on the reverse word STATES, the strike on the date is bold where other examples show weakness. Some halo around the stars. A planchet flaw on the rim below the eagle, and adjustment marks to the left of the date. Showing some wear on the flowing hair and eagles breast. I am at XF45, but the coin looks better than most other examples at the same grade. Would not be surprised if the coin is in a AU holder.
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Another fantastic coin, far beyond the reach of most collectors. I grade it somewhere north of $200,000.  |
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What a fantastic coin! No opinion on the grade, but it is a beauty.
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That is am amazing coin! congratulations to N.S.
It is one of the US numismatic items I always dreamt of adding to my collection (but were never able/in the position to).
What is known about the number of examples extant?
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Coin Facts reports 150 estimated survivors, in all grades.
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I was traveling to pick up these coins so I was offline for a little bit. I made a deal to buy these coins without having seen them in person and when I had the chance, I was floored. They were so much better than advertised. The '94 dollar has brown iridescent hues and is incredibly nicer in hand. I had it at XF45 but in hand looks much nicer. The photo could be photoshopped but gladly (mostly for me) they aren't. I still can't believe I own this. I will try to post a video of this coin in its full glory if I can. Here are the TPG grades. Thanks!  |
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Interesting, that dollar used to be in a PCGS XF details holder: https://www.PCGS.com/cert/25601673I'm not seeing altered surfaces on any of the pics though. Either way beautiful purchases! Edited by Adam_E
10/09/2021 01:23 am
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Thanks for the nice find. It is certainly the same coin. How were you able to match the two coins? The differences in the pictures are stark. The PCGS TrueView highlights every flaw and they are all there, but I didn't buy this as a flawless coin. I'd be interested in everyone's thoughts on what might have given rise to the altered surfaces designation. Also wonder whether it may have been restored by NGC/NCS and straight graded, although I think restored coins don't go into straight grade holders. Kudos @Adam E
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To be totally honest I brute forced it. There's only so many of these in existence so I looked through the PCGS auction records. I first looked for XF/AU examples, then the same in details holders.
I'm not entirely sure why I did it, I was just curious if it were a pedigreed coin or see what it last sold for.
Taking a closer look at the true view pictures, one thing I notice is there's some slight haloing on the devices. This is particularly noticeable on the profile of the face and on the 3 stars after the date. Perhaps the coin had been recolored?
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10/09/2021 02:04 am
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Thanks. I missed it because I only looked through the XF40-AU55 examples and didn't think to look at the details coins. I should have looked closer. Took some videos of the coin and will upload them maybe tomorrow.
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