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A very recent purchase. Raw and soon to be graded at ICCS. Extremely clean, frosty and original surfaces. I've never seen one so original and mark free. I know for sure it will grade ms65 and I have a longshot expectation of an ms66. Any help with the type of 1943 date variety would be appreciated. It's definitely not a 'double 3' type.   Edited by doubleeagle59
09/22/2013 11:24 am
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WOW! That's an amazing beauty.Such quality of strike and absence of marks are rarely found on large coins.
Narrow date.
I think a coin like this deserves a hard slab,I often wonder how long will it take before the plastic touching the coin in an ICCS holder has some unwanted result.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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09/22/2013 11:42 am
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awesome coin!! Are those die cracks on the OBV lettering?
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Heck of a nice coin, however you will get lucky with a 5 if you send it to ICCS. Hard slab it in a PCGS or NGC holder.
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Nice...
You could send it to CCCS for a hard slab. Their prices are the same as ICCS.
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jkol....die cracks at 1:00, 6:00 and 9:00.
and at 3:00 a strike through from a piece of lint or something.
Pacificoin....I'm absolutely certain of a 65 grade....40 years of collecting and 20 years of submitting to ICCS tells me so.
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That's why I like raw coins: the plastic of slabs always changes the tone and colour of silver coins.
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Beautiful coin with awesome surfaces, although I suspect it has been lightly dipped not that long ago... I don't think that did it any harm though, just keep an eye on in it over the next decade. Thanks for sharing, please let us know the outcome of the certification.
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Hard to believe how such mark free frosty surfaces survived like that. ..and still ..raw.. Thanks for the great pics..
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 Beautiful half dollar. Will come back at least an MS-64 PQ and possibly with a "cameo" designation in the comment line. It will be a flip of the coin for an MS-65 as a result of micro bag marks in front of the King's face. Either way, a high end 1943 with great eye appeal (near 3) is a difficult coin to acquire in MS-64 grade or higher. Glenn  |
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That's one nice half dollar!  |
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Quite a sharp strike. I have a GB proof five pounds in nearly FDC*. The hair detail on this half is the equivalent of that on the GB coin. Not a cameo. There is an obvious difference in contrast between the detail and fields on each coin. Plenty of Google Images to be found for GB gold proofs of 1937, if you wish to compare. It is my opinion that the the RCM had better and sharper master dies than either The Royal Mint or the Royal Australian Mint (Melbourne) for issued for circulation coins. That is my reason why this half dollar compares so favourably with the GB gold proofs of 1937, as regards hair detail. *FDC = Fleur De Coin = Flower of the Coin. Equal to PF70. |
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IMO.. 65. A few too many marks and not quite a sharp enough strike for 66.
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@ doubleeagle let us know...... I am not dead certain it will 65 in an ICCS holder ...... 40 years of dealing great eye sight and submitter to ICCS since the beginning tells me it is a flip high end 4 or questionable 5 keep us in the loop! Want a lock 5 PCGS it!
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I think 66 is a longshot to, but agree it's a easy 65. One of the best KGV halfs I have ever seen. Incredible lustre. Please update when it comes back and thanks for sharing.  |
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