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Thanks BH1964: Would you say that a majority of the high end 18th century US coins have been cleaned at some point? I see many in MS holders with no luster, and it makes sense that the probability of an antique coin surviving all this time and never being messed with, especially when it was widely acceptable (regretably) in the past to do so, is quite low. |
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Quote:Thanks BH1964: Would you say that a majority of the high end 18th century US coins have been cleaned at some point? I see many in MS holders with no luster, and it makes sense that the probability of an antique coin surviving all this time and never being messed with, especially when it was widely acceptable (regretably) in the past to do so, is quite low. 18th century U.S. coinage is a limited market and I really don't know. There are numerous lightly cleaned and/or mostly original pieces available and they are all expensive. Normal toning and patination can leave an MS coin void of luster also. Think of the "skin" a coin that age should have. |
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Beautiful coin Adam !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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That is a beauty, congrats!
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Nice  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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I finally tried to cross this dime into a PCGS holder, at the suggestion of a dealer who is apparently one of the cofounders of PCGS. He said there was a 60% chance they would cross it.
Sadly, PCGS told him that they can't cross it due to "Questionable Color." I like the coin no matter which holder it is in, and I chose this coin because it is both beautiful and more affordable than other MS 1796 dimes, knowing that this probably due to the silver arc on the reverse looking strange, but part of me wants some consistency among my early dimes. It would be nice to put all 4 of my Draped Bust dimes (so far!) into the same PCGS tin.
I understand, but this makes me sad that PCGS won't cross this coin.
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Bummer.  |
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Would it be worth getting CAC's opinion? If a positive response, maybe that would influence PCGS to put it in a holder.
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@adam126402: Thanks for the suggestion! I have a fear that if PCGS called this "Questionable Color" CAC wouldn't sticker it on principle. I am not an expert on CAC but they seem to favor originality, and the toning on the reverse of this time may interfere with that.
But I appreciate the suggestion and will see if there is someone I can talk to who has more experience with CAC to see if they can help out. I would love to keep this exact 1796 dime and have it join my other Draped Bust dime in a PCGS holder.
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I would leave it in the NGC slab.
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@IndianGoldEagle. I will leave it in the NGC slab for now. One day I imagine being able to put all of my dimes together in the same box, so all of them being in PCGS holders would make that more convenient...
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One day I imagine being able to put all of my dimes together in the same box, so all of them being in PCGS holders would make that more convenient... For what it is worth, the lighthouse box I use for my Ikes holds PCGS and NGC slabs equally. However, I understand wanting them all to the the same, which is my all my Ikes for that set are PCGS. |
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Thanks so much, @jbuck. I will into getting a couple of those boxes.
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I will into getting a couple of those boxes. Excellent! |
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