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AU-53 - and an IMPOSSIBLE coin to resell. Most collectors who can afford a Pan Pac look for minimum grades of MS-64 and above, which is where the big price jump to the next level hits. I'm not saying there isn't a tiny market for higher end CSC, but this one is so obviously cleaned that it would turn off a lot of collectors. Especially since the majority of these that are not in TPG are cleaned. You may never want to sell. But you have to ask yourself, why is everyone else avoiding the coin, or why is the price so 'cheap'?. |
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Authentic (good!) ... mid AU grade as suggested above with my concurrence.
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I think maybe AU50 with the wear on her arm and I think I see the kid has a crack in his butt. Can this be voted best comment of the year?  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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lol ... somebody is paying attention to the details.
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AU details. It's a decent "collector's" example of the coin, it's not so badly cleaned that it's not collectible. Probably the cleaning dropped it from a nominal MS60 to an AU details. It's what an overzealous injudicious dipping will do, plus anyone notice the yellowish rim toning? Overdipping and the overall gray look of stripped away mint luster. What I find fascinating about this design not only is this a late Charles Barber work, that came during the golden age of St. Gaudens medallic work, but he used the head of this particular Liberty to compete with the master himself in designing a pattern double eagle in 1906. I'm sure Teddy was less than impressed. |
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*******UPDATE*********
I sent this to ANACS last month, and the results are in:
AU50 Straight Grade.
Am I pleased? Heck yeah! I bought this cheap and raw, and my biggest worry was it would come back as cleaned, so I'm a happy camper.
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11/14/2017 9:24 pm
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Good for you obviously ..
Now the bigger question is keep it in the ANACS holder or crack out for the circulated set?
It is not nearly worn enough for a circulated set .... and not MS for a pristine set ... so what are your collecting objectives for this coin?
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Well, as luck would have it, I have another raw Panama-Pacific, also with the FS-501 RPM, that is a 45 (possibly a 50 on a really, really good day), so this one will stay slabbed, and the other one will go in the raw set.
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Congratulations!  |
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11/15/2017 3:54 pm
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Looks like a RPM (RePunched Mintmark) too! 1915 S/S 50C PANAMA-PACIFIC FS-501 Good eye! |
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oih82w8 is correct, I actually have two of them, and both are the FS-502. I really want one of the FS-502's, and a non-RPM, but at the same time, I don't want to start down the path of varieties of the commems.
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11/15/2017 7:47 pm
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Congrats on getting the grade you expected!
Your example is a nice one with just a bit of rub on the high points. Glad to see that you got it a good price!
One of the Pan Pacs I have in my collection is of the RPM variety - they don't happen all that often in the classic series so it's nice to have an example!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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