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marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 4:45 pm I won this at auction in Australia today and it has mottled toning and is clearly MS something. I see there were only 78,000 minted and according to NGC it trends at $380 in MS60 but I am hopeful of something quite a bit better. Thanks for looking, marbury Report this Post to the Staff

realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 7:34 pm Quote: clearly MS something...according to NGC it trends at $380 in MS60 I don't know that it's necessarily a slam dunk from that photo that this piece is UNC in hand as opposed to strong AU. IF there is any wear to be found, it clearly would be minimal... but that of course is always an important distinction valuewise. Whether UNC or a hint of wear, no bad hits evident, but that portrait-side mottling isn't the prettiest. Regardless, when it comes to NGC's price guide... that's really just Krause pricing, and as usual, it's not necessarily reality. From Ponterio's Hong Kong auction a few months back: http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/Au...LotID=514796 http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/Au...LotID=514797 And from the one back in April - backs that up: http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/Au...LotID=457181 The posted mintage in Krause is low for the surrounding dates... perhaps there is a hoard of this date? Perhaps no one cares? (as can sometimes happen with small silver) Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 8:05 pm Thanks for the info and as you say, from what I paid, certainly not a slam dunk after all. Would have to slab at a 65 to be a dead cert....luckily my other bid at the same auction of a group of Canadian/NFLD silver was a great buy. I keep saying stick to what I know (Can/NFLD) but I don't seem to listen to myself... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 11:03 pm Very hard to grade this one from the pictures, with the toning. Almost impossible to say if hairlines etc. are present or not. I agree that it has to be MS something, and I will guess 62. Really need to coin in hand to grade this one. Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 02:30 am If 62 it will me a massive kick in the pants....time will tell.. Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 03/31/2014 2:47 pm OK...........came back...not AU but AUNC....stained.....? Report this Post to the Staff
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