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Valued Member
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With a mintage of 26,928, I offer this coin for your review. According to the USPS website, the coins were delivered to PCGS this morning.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice!  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Nice coin! Hope it does well at PCGS.
It will be interesting to see their opinion on the darker obverse areas seen on the hat brim, eye brow, cheek and beard. On the image it looks like a little rub which could move it into the Choice AU category. But it could just be something showing up in the image that isn't a real problem on the coin itself.
As nickelsearcher mentioned in his comments for your Roanoke, check the coin for unbroken luster across the areas I've mentioned. It should help to determine the grade of the coin.
Enjoying the posts!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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United States
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 with commems wise comments. The trouble with trying to grade any fine coin by photos is the issue between AU and MS ... tiny breaks in luster that indicate circulation wear make all the difference. I can't tell for sure based on your photos ... no one can by photos ... this could be AU58 ... or based on the lovely surfaces MS65. Interesting to note what appears to be a die crack on the reverse Confederate shield ... noted on the upper 1/4 of the shield ... I've never seen a die crack on this coin in this position ... Hoping this lovely coin does well at PCGS. David |
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United States
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beautiful coin, definitely one of my favorite commemorative halves.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Once again, David takes the cake!  Edited by TreeMonkey
04/30/2012 6:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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very nice coin I have been trying to find one like that myself for quite some time. great find
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Excellent coin! Glad to see the potential concerns I raised about the dark areas being rub were just an artifact of the image vs. actual wear/rub on the coin. Another winner!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Really nice coin, before and after the slab!
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United States
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Thrilled to see this lovely coin come back as PCGS MS65 ... another excellent addition to your growing set Bill. I humbly suggest that I got lucky on grading your submissions ... 3 of 4 correct ... and that MS65 Bay Bridge still blows my mind ... but was a learning for me. Looking forward to your future coins in this greatest of all USA coin series ... classic silver commemorative. David |
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Dave.  Congratulations on the grade. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is awesome it got an MS-65 grade for it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats on your MS-65 grade, I would have missed this one I thought MS-64
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