Lucky Find In Proof Set 1973 25cent Large Bust

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purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 08:20 am I think I have a Large Bust 25 cent in a Proof Set. I purchased at a coin shop for $25. It looks like there is some spotting on the coin, not sure what that is or if I should preserve the coin. Your thoughts are appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 08:30 am Yup you got yourself a large bust...The A in Regina points to the denticle.. Nice score for sure.. Not sure what to do other than leave it alone... Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9871 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 10:18 am $25 is about 4 times the going price for a regular '73 PL set.Great to see you came out well ahead on this purchase.Congrats!Don't clean it. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 01/31/2013 10:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 10:21 am That is a specimen strike large bust. The red fuzz is a giveaway from the double dollar Prestige set. I would not touch that coin, unless you know exactly what you are doing. Even nickel composition specimen strikes can acquire hairlines if cleaned improperly. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9871 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 10:48 am Spp is right,that's a specimen strike.I should look more closely before jumping to conclusions. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
Coin Chick Pillar of the Community Canada 1354 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 1:02 pm How could a coin shop miss that? My goodness. That's the last place I'd figure you'd snag one of tose. Report this Post to the Staff
purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 2:17 pm Thank you all for the comments and correction on Specimen. Is this something I should leave in with the rest of the set or get it sent for grading? I am not sure about best way to protect it. I bought this a few years ago and never bothered to check considering it came from a shop, now I wish I would have looked earlier and gone back for more, as you never know. Report this Post to the Staff
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