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1909 S-VDB Grading You Versus PCGS

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MS-63 RB
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64BN. Believe the color is making the cheek look flatter than it is.
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STUNNER!

64RB

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Hard to tell on the surface as well. It looks like either AU-58 or MS63
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And... The grade is...?
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Thank you for all the comments. It resides in.....


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I won't tell ya the price. I'll just say the grade guesses were correct *Hint (It's not that hard to find for those that must know).








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And also THANKS AGAIN BadThad! That "second thinking" thing has to go away, bout killed me, hopefully someday I'll get there. The wife approved and has a bit of interest in stunning wood grain cents now (I can't believe it)...but then she also claimed this one, since it's the second and "It's sooo pretty".

I agree the fields are clean, the eye appeal is stunning! I WG65 as well. But there are those that don't like the wood grain. The only nitpicking is the roundness and nicks on the rims in places and the hit on the shoulder. Not at all a concern for me.

I think the cheek is a reflection of the holder. I'll know more soon.

Thanks again!
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I hope it looks more amazing in hand...I bet it will. I might even bump it to WG66 with better pics that can show the luster. The ONLY negative I see is it doesn't have horizontal WG...but that's pretty rare. To find it on an SVDB would be my dream coin. This coin's not far from what I would consider ideal for my collection.
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Very nice I too was at MS64RB that woodie is a real beauty! Congrats on a key date that looks so nice ksmcents.
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Thank you westcoin!

Just got the coin in hand...it's gorgeous!

Interesting to note though the pictures (lighting) do it really no justice. The brown grainy areas are actually a very subtle purplish red hue with the background (coin) a bright golden yellow, fascinating. The pic shows the coin "flat" in color (brownish, yet still impressive) while in reality it booms with character and drools with luster! Very pleased!

PCGS obviously downgraded IMHO due to the streaky planchet (obvious). In reality...it's red & yellow which is...red.











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How about some better pictures?
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How about some better pictures?


Definitely! I'll work on it this weekend when I have some time.
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BadThad...I tried...A photographer I am not... I'm considering PCGS True View for this, simply based on character and uniqueness. I haven't seen many like it.

Here at least you can start to see some of the purple...i cropped it...well because the picture sucked.


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Tried to capture luster...meh...fail.

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The purplish hue shows here...darker though than in hand, had to crop out the light reflections.

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I like this pic no real details but shows the dramatic WG...and the lightness in color is close to what you see in hand, still brown though...frustrating.

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Reverse attempt at luster...meh.

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I threw in pics of my other one...simply cause it made happy after frustrating attempts at taking pictures...enjoy. Minor Die Rotation, same grade 64RB NGC...full of colors Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow...etc.

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