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Nohope made a few purchases at the Philadelphia show in his area of specialty, and was kind enough to allow me to image them for him. I will present those coins here for your interest and potential grades, numbered and one to a post so you can keep track. They are reasonably faithful as regards color, but imperfect lighting and scuffs on the slabs prevented the degree of clarity I'd normally prefer. I have added contrast to each, which tends to make the slab artifacts fade, but keep that in mind. So, without further ado, #1:   These images please me the least; the coin is far sharper than I was able to capture. |
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#4. This one really deserved better lighting circumstances.   |
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#5   I hope I got these right. |
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Now, for the reveal we'll have to wait for Richard. I shot no images of the full slabs.  |
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Richards knowledge in the 2 Cent pieces is just crazy :o
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 There is no one whom I know that has a better grasp on the USA 2 Cent series ... I grade all five as LOVELY.  David |
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Thank you SsuperDdave for posting the pics. I'll leave it a few days until I get home and post pics of the slabs.
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Oh dang! I might have to start collecting these.
I've found that PCGS slabs polish up quite nicely for photographs with that headlight polish stuff and a little elbow grease. Their softness also means they scuff the easiest, which isn't helped since the part of the slab with the coin is also the highest point. Polishing doesn't seem to help NGC slabs much. I've considered sending in some of my coins in older or scuffed slabs to be reholdered, since the edge-view slabs are a lot nicer anyway.
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It was my intent to bring slab-polishing equipment, but I never really had the time to develop a proper technique. Hopefully that'll be fixed by the next show I manage to attend.
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All of them are nice and have a nice original look to them!
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#1-AU58
#2-AU-55
#3-AU-55 enviro damage Nice die crack
#4-MS-61 may have enviro damage another nice die crack
#5-AU-50
IMHO as I am far from an expert. All are very decent coins and I am sure welcome additions to the owners collection
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They are all absolutely stunning examples! MS-65 RB MS-64 RB MS-63 BN MS-64 RB MS-65+ RB |
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Great coins I will say MS-64 RB, MS-65 RB, MS-63 BN, MS-64 RB, MS-63 RB
Last one has really nice surfaces but I think the rim dings may keep him out of the higher grades
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08/17/2012 08:43 am
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OK we will start with #3 my pics are not quite up to those of Mr SsuperDdave but they will do. I bought this because it appeared to be a KF-P11-RPD with the re-puched 1 showing just on the top And the Die crack across the ribbon as my markers. It however does not fit the other diagnostics upon checking my references. Either way its a very nice addition to my collection. PCGS Called it MS62BN and I would tend to agree.     |
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Posted 08/16/2012 5:06 pm
