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The "knob ear" is fairly common (R1) and not usually attributed unless the submitter requests variety attribution. Since this is an EDS coin, the seller may not have noticed; or may have but did not want to spend the extra $15 or whatever it is now per coin for variety check.
PCGS slabs these as "Knob On Ear" on the holder.
The variety is interesting and makes for a good starting point for learning about the progression of die states, but it only adds a very modest premium to the value of the coin - the condition of the coin itself is a much stronger determinant of its value.
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Looks like an AU-53 straight grade. Looks like PCGS missed the Knob Ear. Nice find on your part!
Edited by IndianGoldEagle
02/22/2024 12:56 pm
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AU50
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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Edited by Blastenpene4
02/23/2024 07:22 am
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The premium tends to favor MDS and later die states where the "knob" is more prominent. (I suppose "modest" is relative, yes?) Regardless, it's a nice bit of copper and a good cherrypick. It would be worth a reslab with variety attribution, if you so desire, and you'd probably come out ahead on the deal. I don't put much weight into price guides and prefer to look at auction data. It's more reliable and a much better "finger on the pulse" of the market provided that a given coin is sufficiently popular as to be frequently seen at auction. A large part of my rationale is that a grade (e.g. AU53) can cover a wide spectrum of coins, from the ugliest of the ugly to the best of the best, so looking at images of actual examples that have sold is more valuable to me than a strict numeric TPG grade. 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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Yeah, I don't disagree. I was scrolling around ebay with a search for slant 55 knob ears. Some pretty crappy coins asking big money, not that they'll get it. Felt pretty good with a PCGS slabbed example, although EDS. |
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I think your photos do it more justice. Very well done.
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Very nice! And your photo skills are outstanding.  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
02/23/2024 9:35 pm
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your in-hand photos are better than the originals. I'm bumping my grade from AU53 to AU55. wish it didnt have that small hit on the jaw. its right in the sweet spot
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Agreed, panzaldi, but how often do we see a coin and say "What a beauty (if it only weren't for that scratch, rim ding or cheek mark).  |
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UPDATE: I went to the ANA show in Atlanta last weekend and took the coin into the PCGS booth. Since, according to their own listings, Knob Ear is a distinct separate listed variety and not a sub-variety the rep called it a "mechanical error" in grading and attribution. She took the coin in for resubmission and, if they agree it's a Knob Ear variety, they will reslab it as such at no cost to me other than return shipping. Will report. Fingers crossed, although I'm certain it's a Knob Ear. |
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Just got notification from PCGS. They admitted their error and are reslabbing it as an 1855 Knob Ear AU53. No charge to me - even return shipping is free.
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Good to hear they are taking care of it for you! Be sure to post up the new pics once you have it back.
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Just arrived today. No charge from PCGS. Free shipping too. Same serial number as before, but now correctly attributed.  Edited by Blastenpene4
03/24/2025 7:50 pm
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