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Pleased to share this recent upgrade to my MS set ... a 1918 Illinois Centennial half dollar. I believe I used up all the superlatives to describe my new 1892 Columbian  ... this coin is even nicer IMHO.  This is to me one of those 'lifetime find' coins ... the visual impact in hand compares to any single classic USA commemorative I have ever seen ... on par with the 1937 Antietam in my set that I long ago considered to be 'perfect' to my eye. Anyways ... to the coin ... I am truly sorry that my poor photography skills can not convey the beauty of holding this in hand and twirling it in the light ...  A few minor field hits are visible on the obverse. The scuffs on the reverse are on the PCGS holder and not the coin. The strike is so strong that I can make out individual strands of Lincoln's hair ... I never knew that George T. Morgan included that detail in his obverse design. The reverse strike is awe-inspiring. Check out the eagle's feather details ... and I can actually count every single individual line that make up the six vertical stripes on the Union Shield ... amazing. PCGS MS66+/CAC  I have one 'new' coin to show as time allows ... some of you might have a good guess at to which one that is. Enjoy David |
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United States
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Very sweet, David! Holding my breath until your next drop.
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Valued Member
United States
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 ...two drools, one for the obverse, and one for the reverse. You're right, that detail on the eagle is pheeeenominal. Maybe undergraded? Beautiful upgrade. |
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A beautiful, beautiful coin! Super strike and obviously wonderfully flashy! Congrats! I'll wait a little while before I post my Illinois!  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow! Look at that luster!
Great addition to your set!
Mike
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thats a great coin, love it.
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Pillar of the Community
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That is an amazing coin! Very nice upgrade.
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Pillar of the Community
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David THIS IS GORGEOUS! Congrats! I've been looking for one of these. Not at a MS66 CAC budget lol , I'd like to find a 65, maybe a 64. I just love the reverse design on this coin so much that I have to have one. I'd seriously consider an unslabbed one actually, but it seems all that turns up has been cleaned.
I'm kinda partial to this coin toned as well, but then again I've never seen a toned example in hand.
Any suggestions as to a place to find a good one?
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Nice. Only 64 pts ahead of mine. I have always like the Lincoln commen. Obv & Rev.
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Not mint to be.. AWESOME NAME!
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Any suggestions as to a place to find a good one? Yes. I have a clean, white PCGS MS65 example that was in my set before the coin in this thread ... and also an honestly circulated XF40 example. You have enough posts to fairly engage in B/S/T ... but we will not do it in this forum. Start a thread in the "Want List" forum and I will reply to it. Quote:
Not mint to be.. AWESOME NAME! That is the Internet name for a collecting friend of mine who happens to have assembled the world's finest collection of circulated classic silver commemorative ... they were of course 'not mint to be' circulated. Check out his set in the PCGS registry ... it is truly a mind boggling accomplishment.  I'm working on him for photos.  David |
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Wow! That is one magnificent coin! I have been wanting to add this one to my collection for several months now. I love Lincoln! Seeing this graded as an MS-66, I know I'm going to have to wait for one like this, or at least an MS-62. Could you tell me what I can expect to pay for the coin in this condition? Thanks for sharing.
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Ms 62s you can find for 100-200 usually and the 66 shown above will probably run you about 1000 as the clean ones like that with the cac usually fetch premiums and it has the PCGS + as well. May actually be more than 1000 honestly. The + and the cac sticker usually add a premium to the price especially on great examples like that http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/c...de2=pricesmsThose prices are usually pretty close to what they sell for Edited by basebal21
07/16/2012 7:22 pm
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